6,328 ▲ +79.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,518
- 2016: 4,821
- 2021: 6,328
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Safety Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Safety Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Safety Beach is far older than most people in the region, with a typical age of 53. This makes the area stand out as much older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown to 6,328 people, making it one of the largest areas of its kind.
6,328
▲ +79.9%
- 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 Safety Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This puts Safety Beach in a group that is much older than most 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 33.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 12.1%.
33.1% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Safety Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 53.5%, while 0.8% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure.
0.8% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Safety Beach, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Safety Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22222/safety-beach/topic/demographics-identity