314 —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 352
- 2021: 314
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pretty Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pretty Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 314 people in Pretty Beach are married, marking this as a place with a very mature population. The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
314
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- 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 Pretty Beach — higher than 59% of areas.
| Pretty Beach | 314 |
|---|---|
| 2257, NSW | 30,403 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 57, residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and across Australia. The total population is 314 people.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 35.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up only 10.5%, which is well below the state and national figures.
35.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pretty Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 17.9% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the New South Wales average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pretty Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; 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 Pretty Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/topic/demographics-identity