97,392 ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 85,105
- 2016: 91,371
- 2021: 97,392
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tweed · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Tweed
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 12,000 people have moved to Tweed since 2011, making the population larger than 85% of similar areas. This growth has happened alongside a clear shift toward an older population, with the typical resident now aged 47. This makes the area far older than both the state and national averages.
97,392
▲ +14.4%
- 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 Tweed — higher than 85% of areas.
| Tweed | 97,392 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tweed has grown 14% since 2011 to reach 97,392 people. The typical resident is now 47, which is 8 years older than the New South Wales figure and 9 years older than the national average.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with 26.6% aged 65 and over—well above the national figure of 17.2%. This is reflected in the age structure, where children under 15 make up only 16.5% of the population, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
26.6% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tweed splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Regarding relationships, 44.8% of residents are married, while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship.
4.4% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tweed, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Tweed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17550/tweed/topic/demographics-identity