820 ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 652
- 2016: 657
- 2021: 820
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Catherine Hill Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Catherine Hill Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards a younger population has defined Catherine Hill Bay since 2011, with the typical resident's age dropping by 7 years to just 36. The community grew by 26% over the decade to reach 820 people. This change is most visible in the high number of families with children, who now make up over a quarter of the population.
820
▲ +25.8%
- 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 Catherine Hill Bay — lower than 51% of areas.
| Catherine Hill Bay | 820 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This is a significant change from 2011, when the usual age was 43.
36 yrs ▼ -16.3%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 9.9% than in most other areas.
9.9% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Catherine Hill Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state figure. People in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, a figure that rose 9.2 points since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +1036.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +220.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Catherine Hill Bay, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Catherine Hill Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121017/catherine-hill-bay/topic/demographics-identity