1,934 ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,043
- 2016: 1,874
- 2021: 1,934
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surf Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Surf Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Surf Beach, where the typical person is 53. This is a mature community of 1,934 people, with a population that is far older than both the state and national figures.
1,934
▼ -5.3%
- 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 Surf Beach — higher than 78% of areas.
| Surf Beach | 1,934 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 1,934, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 32.9% of the population, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 14.5%.
32.9% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Surf Beach, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married at 47.2%, while 12.4% are in de facto relationships.
6.7% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Surf Beach, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Surf Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13712/surf-beach/topic/demographics-identity