978 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 871
- 2016: 521
- 2021: 978
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crescent Head · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Crescent Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Crescent Head is now 16 years older than they were in 2011. This shift has seen the population grow to 978 people, creating a community where seniors are far more common than across the rest of the country.
978
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Crescent Head — higher than 55% of areas.
| Crescent Head | 978 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 12% since 2011, adding about 107 people. Residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 52.
52 yrs ▲ +44.4%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has aged rapidly; the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 19 points since 2011 to 27.5%, while children under 15 fell to 13.7%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 18.2%.
27.5% ▲ +207.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Crescent Head splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships rose to 13.1% since 2011, slightly above the state average.
6.7% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Crescent Head, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Crescent Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121026/crescent-head/topic/demographics-identity