121 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 104
- 2021: 121
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McLoughlins Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McLoughlins Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define McLoughlins Beach, where the typical person is 61. This small community of 121 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors, with almost 44% of the population aged 65 or over.
121
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- 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 McLoughlins Beach — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 61, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This puts the area among those with the highest typical ages at this level.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 43.8% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 7.4% of the people.
43.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →McLoughlins Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (41%) and Older adults (45–64) (38%), with Young adults (25–44) at 9%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Around 44.4% of the population are married, while 8.7% are in a de facto relationship, a figure a little below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McLoughlins Beach, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (21%).
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 McLoughlins Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21630/mcloughlins-beach/topic/demographics-identity