1,455 ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,801
- 2016: 1,093
- 2021: 1,455
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Valla Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Valla Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Valla Beach is 55, making the community far older than the national figure. The area is largely made up of seniors and older adults, with a population that shrank by 48% since 2011. This shift has created a community where older people are now much more common than in most other similar areas.
1,455
▼ -48.1%
- 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 Valla Beach — higher than 64% of areas.
| Valla Beach | 1,455 |
|---|---|
| 2448, NSW | 9,618 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Valla Beach has 1,455 residents, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas. However, the population has decreased significantly over the last decade, losing about 1,346 people since 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 34.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower here than in most areas, at just 14.4%.
34.1% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Valla Beach, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. Most residents are married (47.5%), while those in de facto relationships rose to 13.1% since 2011.
4.2% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Valla Beach, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Valla Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115145/valla-beach/topic/demographics-identity