1,313 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,266
- 2016: 1,318
- 2021: 1,313
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shelly Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,313 residents in Shelly Beach are married. This is a mature community where the typical resident is 47, making it far older than the national figure. This trend is reflected in the high proportion of seniors living here.
1,313
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Shelly Beach — higher than 74% of areas.
| Shelly Beach | 1,313 |
|---|---|
| 2261, NSW | 55,129 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 1,313 people, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the typical person in New South Wales or Australia.
47 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 45 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 26% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This explains why the area has far fewer children under 15 compared to most other places.
26.0% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Shelly Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas. In terms of relationships, 10.3% of people are in a de facto partnership, a rate a little below the Australian figure.
4.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shelly Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13550/shelly-beach/topic/demographics-identity