791 ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 530
- 2016: 768
- 2021: 791
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Erowal Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Erowal Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 47% of residents in Erowal Bay are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical person is 49. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the population has grown by 49% since 2011 to reach 791 people.
791
▲ +49.2%
- 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 Erowal Bay — lower than 52% of areas.
| Erowal Bay | 791 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 49% since 2011, adding about 261 people to reach a total of 791. Residents here are far older than those in the state and nation, with the typical age remaining steady at 49 years.
49 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.8% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 15.5% of the population, a little below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
27.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Erowal Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, rising to 14.5% since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +98.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +91.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Erowal Bay, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121037/erowal-bay/topic/demographics-identity