1,080 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 948
- 2016: 1,038
- 2021: 1,080
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Old Erowal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Old Erowal Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 1,080 people now calls Old Erowal Bay home, with more children and a larger Indigenous community than in most similar areas. The area is slightly older than the national average, but it is the high number of families and diverse relationship types that stand out most.
1,080
▲ +13.9%
- 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 Old Erowal Bay — higher than 73% of areas.
| Old Erowal Bay | 1,080 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. The total population is larger than about 75% of similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over also represent a little above the national average at 19.0%.
19.0% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Old Erowal Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 8.4% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also common here at 15.1%, a rate well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
8.4% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Old Erowal Bay splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Old Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13086/old-erowal-bay/topic/demographics-identity