6,736 ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,797
- 2016: 6,390
- 2021: 6,736
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Long Jetty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Long Jetty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 24% of people in Long Jetty are aged 65 or over, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area noticeably older than the rest of Australia, with a total population of 6,736 people.
6,736
▲ +16.2%
- 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 Long Jetty — higher than 86% of areas.
| Long Jetty | 6,736 |
|---|---|
| 2261, NSW | 55,129 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45 years old, making the population noticeably older than both New South Wales and the national average.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a larger share of the population than in most areas, while children under 15 account for 15.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
23.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Long Jetty splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.1% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
6.1% ▲ +68.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Long Jetty splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 16%.
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 Long Jetty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12387/long-jetty/topic/demographics-identity