268 ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 300
- 2016: 417
- 2021: 268
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elizabeth Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Elizabeth Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Elizabeth Beach are married, reflecting a community with a mature population. The typical resident is 51 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. While the area remains significantly older than most similar places, it has grown slightly younger over the last decade.
268
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Elizabeth Beach — lower than 86% of areas.
| Elizabeth Beach | 268 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Elizabeth Beach shrank by 11% since 2011, falling from 300 to 268 people. This makes it smaller than about 87% of areas at this level.
51 yrs ▼ -10.5%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. However, the proportion of children under 15 rose by 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.2%.
28.4% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▲ +78.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elizabeth Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.0%. Around 3.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
3.7% ▲ +85.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +81.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elizabeth Beach, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Elizabeth Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122052/elizabeth-beach/topic/demographics-identity