Numinbah · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Numinbah

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Numinbah is now 50, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. With only 89 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where the population is significantly older than most other similar places.

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Where Numinbah sits — Total population

89
  • 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 Numinbah — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Numinbah89
2484, NSW 20,083
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with just 89 residents. The typical person here is 50 years old, which is far older than the own New South Wales average of 39.

89

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 129
  • 2021: 89

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

50 yrs

Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 50 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 4.5% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%. Similarly, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 10.1%, which is well below the state and national figures.

10.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

4.5%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Numinbah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Youth (15–24) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate of 3.2%. There are also no people in de facto relationships, a result far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Numinbah splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 12%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 6 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 5 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Numinbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13051/numinbah/topic/demographics-identity