4,817 ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,937
- 2016: 4,477
- 2021: 4,817
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Little Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Little Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably older population defines the daily life of Little Bay, where the typical resident is 42. With 4,817 people, the area is larger than about 89% of similar places.
4,817
▲ +64.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little Bay — higher than 86% of areas.
| Little Bay | 4,817 |
|---|---|
| 2036, NSW | 33,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales by 3 years and the national figure by 4 years.
42 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.7% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. Children under 15 account for 17.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
21.7% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Little Bay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 15.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average.
2.8% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +79.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Little Bay, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Little Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12358/little-bay/topic/demographics-identity