4,818 ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,146
- 2016: 2,680
- 2021: 4,818
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ocean Shores · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ocean Shores
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 43% of people in Ocean Shores have never been married, making it a place of shifting family dynamics. The population has grown by 53% since 2011 to reach 4,818 residents. It is an aging area where the typical resident is now 44 years old.
4,818
▲ +53.1%
- 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 Ocean Shores — higher than 86% of areas.
| Ocean Shores | 4,818 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | 11,616 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ocean Shores is larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is noticeably older than the national figure, and the area has aged by 7 years since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +18.9%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The community is aging, with the share of seniors rising to 19.8%, while children under 15 have fallen to 16.1%. This is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
19.8% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ocean Shores splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.4%, which is well above the national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.7%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
2.7% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +106.5%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ocean Shores, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115115/ocean-shores/topic/demographics-identity