38,731 ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37,761
- 2016: 38,345
- 2021: 38,731
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Inverell - Tenterfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Inverell - Tenterfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all adults in Inverell - Tenterfield are married, reflecting a traditional social structure in this region. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 48. This ageing trend is clear, as the population has grown older by four years since 2011.
38,731
▲ +2.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell - Tenterfield — lower than 71% of areas.
| Inverell - Tenterfield | 38,731 |
|---|---|
| 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 region's population grew by 2.6% since 2011 to reach 38,731 people. This is a far older population than the rest of the country, with the typical resident aged 48.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is linked to a shrinking number of children, who now make up 17.1% of the area after falling 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
26.7% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Inverell - Tenterfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.1% of the community, which is well above the state average of 3.4%. About 11.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the national average.
9.1% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Inverell - Tenterfield, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Inverell - Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11002/inverell-tenterfield/topic/demographics-identity