1,652 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,596
- 2016: 1,593
- 2021: 1,652
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palm Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Palm Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Palm Beach is now 58, making it far older than the national figure. This shift is most evident in the high proportion of seniors and a notably low number of children. The area remains larger than about 79% of similar places, with a population of 1,652 people.
1,652
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Palm Beach — higher than 76% of areas.
| Palm Beach | 1,652 |
|---|---|
| 2108, NSW | 1,740 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 58, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and among the highest for areas of this type.
58 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 37.4% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 10.7%.
37.4% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Palm Beach, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (56.8%), while those in de facto relationships account for 10%, which is a little below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the population, lower than most areas.
0.7% ▲ +165.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Palm Beach, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13143/palm-beach/topic/demographics-identity