97,392 ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Tweed Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Tweed Valley, where the typical resident is 47. This shift is clear in the numbers, as the area has grown by 14% to 97,392 people since 2011 while becoming steadily older.
97,392
▲ +14.4%
- 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 Tweed Valley — higher than 74% of areas.
| Tweed Valley | 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.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has risen by 2 years since 2011, and the total population grew by 12,287 people in that time.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.6% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This contributes to a shrinking share of children under 15, which is now 16.5% and slightly below the national average.
26.6% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) 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 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tweed Valley 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 community, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, the share of people in de facto relationships has risen to 12.2% since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) 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 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Valley, 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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11203/tweed-valley/topic/demographics-identity