Suburb in Central Coast

MacMasters Beach, NSW

MacMasters Beach had a population of 1,399 at the 2021 Census (+8.1% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $2,190. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

MacMasters Beach at a glance

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

In Central Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, MacMasters Beach's population grew by 8.1% to 1,399, in step with New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 10.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.7%.

14.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 48.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 510 households.

The median household earns $2,190 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $500 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,468 a month.

16.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 4.5% use a language other than English at home. 50.7% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, MacMasters Beach beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMacMasters BeachNSWAustralia
Population1,3998,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+8.1%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age49.039.038.0
Households5102,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments2.9%21.8%14.3%
Renting14.3%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright48.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,190$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$500$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,468$2,167$1,863
Born overseas16.4%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home4.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion50.7%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

+8.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2692011
  2. 1,2942016
  3. 1,3992021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

MacMasters Beach New South Wales
Share of people by age, MacMasters Beach and New South Wales
0–910.0%
10–1912.2%
20–297.2%
30–398.0%
40–4912.9%
50–5917.2%
60–6916.4%
70–7911.0%
80+4.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in MacMasters Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.3%
  2. Australian40.1%
  3. Irish17.8%
  4. Scottish15.4%
  5. Italian3.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French0.7%
  2. Gujarati0.4%
  3. Mandarin0.4%
  4. Spanish0.4%
  5. Italian0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.7%
  2. New Zealand2.1%
  3. South Africa1.6%
  4. the United States0.7%
  5. Scotland0.5%

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

Around MacMasters Beach

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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