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Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds vs Tuncurry
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds profile · Tuncurry profile
Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds Tuncurry
Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds and Tuncurry are both areas with older populations, but they offer very different living environments. Tuncurry is much more densely developed, with 45.7% of people aged 65 and over and a high share of people living alone at 40.6%. In contrast, Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds is more rural, where separate houses are far more common (92.3% compared to 54.1% in Tuncurry) and homes are typically larger, with 76.4% having three or more bedrooms. While Tuncurry has far better access to services—with 77.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services—Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds has a higher share of adults working or looking for work (45.8%).
The gap in the age of residents has narrowed since 2011, though Tuncurry remains far older with a typical age of 62 compared to 53 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds. Both areas are similar in other ways, such as the share of people using another language at home and the fact that about half of all homes in each area are owned outright. They also both sit well below the national figure for the share of adults working or looking for work.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,617
- First area, 2016: 6,087
- First area, 2021: 6,988
- Second area, 2011: 5,800
- Second area, 2016: 6,186
- Second area, 2021: 6,376
- First area, 2011: 48 yrs
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 61 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 62 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 0.9% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Tuncurry: 3.1% males, 4.9% females
- 80–84 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 1.5% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Tuncurry: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 75–79 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Tuncurry: 4.4% males, 4.9% females
- 70–74 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 5.1% males, 4.4% females; 70–74 in Tuncurry: 5.6% males, 5.8% females
- 65–69 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 5.2% males, 4.9% females; 65–69 in Tuncurry: 4.7% males, 5.5% females
- 60–64 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 5.2% males, 5.4% females; 60–64 in Tuncurry: 4.0% males, 4.8% females
- 55–59 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 4.0% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in Tuncurry: 2.8% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Tuncurry: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Tuncurry: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Tuncurry: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 35–39 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Tuncurry: 1.7% males, 1.5% females
- 30–34 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 1.6% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Tuncurry: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Tuncurry: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Tuncurry: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Tuncurry: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Tuncurry: 2.0% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Tuncurry: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Tuncurry: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $387
- First area, 2016: $479
- First area, 2021: $572
- Second area, 2011: $377
- Second area, 2016: $453
- Second area, 2021: $499
- First area, 2011: $766
- First area, 2016: $921
- First area, 2021: $1,142
- Second area, 2011: $624
- Second area, 2016: $750
- Second area, 2021: $854
- First area, 2011: $877
- First area, 2016: $1,099
- First area, 2021: $1,368
- Second area, 2011: $787
- Second area, 2016: $944
- Second area, 2021: $1,137
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,352
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,322
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds vs Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108011153/forster-tuncurry-surrounds/vs/108011154/tuncurry