1,149 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,086
- 2016: 1,129
- 2021: 1,149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Norah Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Norah Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents dominate daily life in Norah Head, where the typical person is 51. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a strong senior presence.
1,149
▲ +5.8%
- 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 Norah Head — higher than 74% of areas.
| Norah Head | 1,149 |
|---|---|
| 2263, NSW | 24,554 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population stands at 1,149 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 15.8%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
28.3% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Norah Head splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.1% of the community, which is a little above the national average. De facto relationships are less common here, at 7.7%, which is well below the Australian figure.
5.1% ▲ +407.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Norah Head, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12983/norah-head/topic/demographics-identity