1,194 ▼ -66.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,566
- 2016: 2,446
- 2021: 1,194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nelly Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Nelly Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nelly Bay is 57 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. The community has shifted significantly, as the population shrank by 67% since 2011. Today, it is a place where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
1,194
▼ -66.5%
- 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 Nelly Bay — higher than 60% of areas.
| Nelly Bay | 1,194 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | 2,475 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population fell from 3,566 in 2011 to 1,194 people in 2021. This coincides with a sharp rise in the typical age, which grew by 14 years over the decade to reach 57.
57 yrs ▲ +32.6%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 32.9% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This older profile is reinforced by the fact that children under 15 are well below the national average at just 10.6%.
32.9% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nelly Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the Queensland average. In terms of relationships, 46.7% of people are married and 13.7% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the national figure.
1.6% ▼ -63.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 93.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nelly Bay, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315075/nelly-bay/topic/demographics-identity