1,456 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,405
- 2016: 1,371
- 2021: 1,456
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surfside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Surfside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Surfside is 47, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This community of 1,456 people is defined by a strong presence of seniors and a significantly high proportion of First Nations people.
1,456
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Surfside — higher than 75% of areas.
| Surfside | 1,456 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Surfside is larger than about 78% of similar areas, with a population of 1,456 people who are generally older than those in the rest of the state.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 19.1%, a rate about the same as the Australian average.
24.9% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Surfside splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the 3.2% national average. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
11.7% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Surfside, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Surfside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Surfside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13713/surfside/topic/demographics-identity