510 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 541
- 2016: 562
- 2021: 510
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Werri Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Werri Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more residents in Werri Beach are older than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a community where a quarter of the population are seniors.
510
▼ -5.7%
- 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 Werri Beach — higher than 65% of areas.
| Werri Beach | 510 |
|---|---|
| 2534, NSW | 5,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 510 people. This is larger than about 67% of other areas at this level.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 17.6%. This shift toward older age groups is consistent with children under 15 making up only 15.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
25.1% ▲ +95.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Werri Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most of the community are married (56%), while those in de facto relationships (12.7%) are a little above the national figure.
3.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Werri Beach, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Werri Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14250/werri-beach/topic/demographics-identity