986 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 821
- 2016: 899
- 2021: 986
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scotts Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scotts Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 986 residents in Scotts Head are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. It is a notably older community where the typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure. This age gap is driven by a very high proportion of seniors.
986
▲ +20.1%
- 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 Scotts Head — higher than 73% of areas.
| Scotts Head | 986 |
|---|---|
| 2447, NSW | 7,809 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than both the New South Wales and Australian figures. With 986 people, the population is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Children under 15 account for 16.7%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
29.4% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scotts Head splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships sit at 12.1%, slightly above the New South Wales figure.
5.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scotts Head, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13523/scotts-head/topic/demographics-identity