4,180 ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,172
- 2016: 3,596
- 2021: 4,180
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mullumbimby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mullumbimby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Mullumbimby, where the typical resident is 45, seven years older than the national figure. With 4,180 people, it is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The community is defined by a high number of seniors and a strong trend toward de facto relationships.
4,180
▲ +31.8%
- 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 Mullumbimby — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mullumbimby | 4,180 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 6,967 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than both the New South Wales average of 39 and the national figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 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 aged 65 and over make up 20.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.5%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
20.9% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mullumbimby, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, a little below the national average of 3.2%.
1.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mullumbimby, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mullumbimby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12839/mullumbimby/topic/demographics-identity