<page_title> Northern Beaches Council </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 252,878 <col_header> Selected historical census data for Northern Beaches Council local government area </col_header> <col_header> 2016 </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2016 census, the Northern Beaches Council local government area had an estimated population of 252,878.