Suburb in Bega Valley

Pambula Beach, NSW

Pambula Beach had a population of 667 at the 2021 Census (+2.0% since 2016). Median age 53.5. Median weekly household income $1,426. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pambula Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Capital Region

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pambula Beach's population grew by 2.0% to 667, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 53.5, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 7.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.7%.

19.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 54.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 288 households.

The median household earns $1,426 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,744 a month.

8.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.1% use a language other than English at home. 56.9% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pambula Beach beside NSW and Australia.

MeasurePambula BeachNSWAustralia
Population6678,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age53.538.438.2
Households2882,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments2.4%21.8%14.3%
Renting19.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright54.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,426$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$400$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,744$2,142$1,866
Born overseas8.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.1%28.2%23.6%
No religion56.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6652011
  2. 6542016
  3. 6672021

Age

Median age 53.5, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Pambula Beach New South Wales
Share of people by age, Pambula Beach and New South Wales
0–97.5%
10–1910.0%
20–294.9%
30–398.1%
40–4911.8%
50–5916.2%
60–6922.3%
70–7914.4%
80+6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pambula Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.1%
  2. Australian46.0%
  3. Scottish17.5%
  4. Irish14.8%
  5. German6.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish0.8%
  2. Greek0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.5%
  2. Scotland0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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