9,909 ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9,001
- 2016: 9,773
- 2021: 9,909
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toukley - Norah Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Toukley - Norah Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live in Toukley - Norah Head than in most similar areas, with 27.6% of residents aged 65 and over. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 47, and the population has grown by about 900 people since 2011.
9,909
▲ +10.1%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Toukley - Norah Head — higher than 52% of areas.
| Toukley - Norah Head | 9,909 |
|---|---|
| 2263, NSW | 24,554 |
| 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 barely changed since 2011, while the total population grew by 10% to reach 9,909 people.
47 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 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 make up 27.6% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 (16.1%) compared to the rest of the state and country.
27.6% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toukley - Norah Head splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, the number of people in de facto relationships rose to 13% by 2021, which is higher than most areas.
7.4% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toukley - Norah Head, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Toukley - Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021054/toukley-norah-head/topic/demographics-identity