6,034 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,776
- 2016: 6,110
- 2021: 6,034
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Temora · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Temora
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Temora, where the typical person is 47 years old. This age profile is far older than the national figure. The population has grown slightly since 2011, reaching 6,034 people.
6,034
▲ +4.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Temora — lower than 63% of areas.
| Temora | 6,034 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has trended upwards, becoming 3 years older since 2011.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.3% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. While the proportion of children under 15 is about the same as the rest of Australia, the share of seniors has risen 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
27.3% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Temora splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Most residents are married (50.2%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.7% of the area.
3.4% ▲ +92.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Temora, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Temora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17350/temora/topic/demographics-identity