994 ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,098
- 2016: 932
- 2021: 994
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scotts Head · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Scotts Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Scotts Head is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is part of a broader trend where the population has aged significantly over the last decade, while the total number of people shrank by about 104 residents since 2011.
994
▼ -9.5%
- 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 Scotts Head — higher than 56% of areas.
| Scotts Head | 994 |
|---|---|
| 2447, NSW | 7,809 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 994 people, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas. However, this number has fallen by 9.5% since 2011.
54 yrs ▲ +28.6%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29.0% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This group has grown by 15 points since 2011, while children under 15 have fallen slightly to 16.6%.
29.0% ▲ +102.4%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scotts Head splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (53.4%), and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.0% since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +93.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scotts Head, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121102/scotts-head/topic/demographics-identity