371 ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 380
- 2016: 369
- 2021: 371
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Shore · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Shore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in North Shore is 48 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap is driven by a high number of seniors and a smaller proportion of children. The area has a total population of 371 people.
371
▼ -2.4%
- 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 Shore — higher than 61% of areas.
| North Shore | 371 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | 51,117 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents are generally older here, with a typical age of 48, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
48 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 22.9% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.8%.
22.9% ▲ +82.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In North Shore, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 15.0% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.2%, a little below the national average.
2.2% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Shore, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13016/north-shore/topic/demographics-identity