667 ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 665
- 2016: 654
- 2021: 667
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pambula Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pambula Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pambula Beach is 54, making the area far older than most similar places. This community of 667 people is defined by a high number of seniors and a very low proportion of children. It is a place where over 64% of the population is aged 45 or older.
667
▲ +0.3%
- 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 Pambula Beach — higher than 69% of areas.
| Pambula Beach | 667 |
|---|---|
| 2549, NSW | 4,101 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This population of 667 people is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 32.1% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state average at just 12.6%.
32.1% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pambula Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of the population is married, though de facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.5% of the community, which is a little below the national figure.
1.5% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pambula Beach, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Pambula Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13152/pambula-beach/topic/demographics-identity