3,788 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,490
- 2016: 3,682
- 2021: 3,788
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sawtell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sawtell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sawtell is 47, making this a far older community than the national average. With nearly a quarter of the population aged 65 and over, the area has a distinct profile of older adults and seniors compared to other similar places.
3,788
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Sawtell — higher than 86% of areas.
| Sawtell | 3,788 |
|---|---|
| 2452, NSW | 15,260 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Sawtell is larger than about 87% of similar areas, with a total population of 3,788 people. The typical resident is far older than those in the rest of Australia and New South Wales.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 24.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the typical age is higher, while children under 15 are a little below the state average at 16.3%.
24.8% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sawtell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. In terms of relationships, 46.9% of residents are married and 11.0% are in a de facto partnership.
3.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sawtell, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Sawtell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13513/sawtell/topic/demographics-identity