6,016 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,535
- 2016: 5,852
- 2021: 6,016
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Narrabeen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents are children under 15 in North Narrabeen, making it much more family-oriented than most similar areas. This population of 6,016 is among the largest for its level and is slightly older than the national figure, with a typical age of 40.
6,016
▲ +8.7%
- 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 North Narrabeen — higher than 86% of areas.
| North Narrabeen | 6,016 |
|---|---|
| 2101, NSW | 19,885 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
North Narrabeen has a total population of 6,016 people, which is among the largest for an area of this type.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% figure for both New South Wales and Australia. This helps explain why the area is much more youth-heavy than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national averages at 15.3%.
15.3% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Narrabeen splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.3% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. About half of the residents are married, while 11.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
1.3% ▲ +107.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Narrabeen, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 North Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/demographics-identity