10,090 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,384
- 2016: 10,488
- 2021: 10,090
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Neutral Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Neutral Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty per cent of Neutral Bay's residents are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes it one of the largest populations in the region, where the typical resident is 38 years old. The area is shaped by a high number of working-age adults and a relatively small number of children.
10,090
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Neutral Bay — higher than 87% of areas.
| Neutral Bay | 10,090 |
|---|---|
| 2089, NSW | 11,491 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Neutral Bay is home to 10,090 people, making it one of the most populated areas at this level. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the national figure.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 13.2% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia and New South Wales. People aged 65 and over are also a little below the state and national figures at 16%.
16.0% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Neutral Bay, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.1%, well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
0.5% ▲ +86.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Neutral Bay, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Neutral Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12943/neutral-bay/topic/demographics-identity