6,667 ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6,294
- 2016: 6,275
- 2021: 6,667
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tumut · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Tumut
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population sets Tumut apart from the national average, with a typical resident aged 42. This is a growing community of 6,667 people, where seniors and children are both more common than in most other similar areas.
6,667
▲ +5.9%
- 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 Tumut — lower than 67% of areas.
| Tumut | 6,667 |
|---|---|
| 2720, NSW | 8,501 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tumut grew by 5.9% since 2011, adding about 373 people to reach a total population of 6,667. The typical resident is now 42, which is 4 years older than the national figure.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Older than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.3% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 are also a little more common here than in the state and nation, at 19.5%.
22.3% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tumut splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.0%.
7.7% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tumut, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Tumut [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113021261/tumut/topic/demographics-identity