1,635 ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,433
- 2016: 1,136
- 2021: 1,635
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fingal Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Fingal Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fingal Bay has one of the oldest populations of any similar area, with nearly half of all residents aged 65 or over. This shift toward a senior population has been dramatic, as the typical resident's age jumped from 23 to 63 years since 2011.
1,635
▼ -32.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Fingal Bay — higher than 67% of areas.
| Fingal Bay | 1,635 |
|---|---|
| 2315, NSW | 15,287 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is home to 1,635 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar places, though the total population shrank by 33% since 2011.
63 yrs ▲ +173.9%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 47.0% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.3% of the area, a figure well below the state and national average.
47.0% ▲ +301.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fingal Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most people are married (57.4%), while those in de facto relationships are at 9.4%, which is much lower than most areas.
3.4% ▲ +297.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fingal Bay, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fingal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115058/fingal-bay/topic/demographics-identity