457 ▲ +2185.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20
- 2016: 244
- 2021: 457
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shellharbour City Centre · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shellharbour City Centre
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up 63.5% of the population in Shellharbour City Centre, making it a very old area. This is a small community of 457 people where the typical resident is 71 years old, far older than the national figure of 38.
457
▲ +2185.0%
- 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 Shellharbour City Centre — higher than 63% of areas.
| Shellharbour City Centre | 457 |
|---|---|
| 2529, NSW | 29,134 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 71, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the typical person in New South Wales. The total population is 457 people.
71 yrs ▲ +173.1%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 77 yrs
- 2021: 71 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by retirees, with 63.5% of people aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 2.8% of the population, far below the state average.
63.5% ▲ +365.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
2.8% ▲ —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shellharbour City Centre, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 61%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About 39% of residents are married, while 24.5% are widowed.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shellharbour City Centre, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Widowed (25%) and Never married (20%).
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 Shellharbour City Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13549/shellharbour-city-centre/topic/demographics-identity