408 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 369
- 2016: 371
- 2021: 408
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maloneys Beach · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maloneys Beach is now 51, making the area far older than most other parts of the country. With 408 people living here, the community is marked by a very high proportion of seniors and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maloneys Beach — higher than 62% of areas.
| Maloneys Beach | 408 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Maloneys Beach much older than most similar areas.
408 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.9% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 account for 18.9% of residents, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
30.9% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Maloneys Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.6% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Over half of the residents are married, while 10.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas.
8.6% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Maloneys Beach, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maloneys Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12470/maloneys-beach/topic/demographics-identity