68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Tomah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Tomah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Tomah is 57 years old, making it a far older community than the national average. With only 68 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where older adults and seniors make up the vast majority of the population.
68
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Tomah — lower than 67% of areas.
| Mount Tomah | 68 |
|---|---|
| 2758, NSW | 8,848 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 68 people living in the area. This makes Mount Tomah smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Few children under 15 live here, at just 4.4%, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so old, with 29.4% of people aged 65 and over, a figure far above the state and national averages.
29.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.4% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Tomah, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 54%; Seniors (65+) is next at 30%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also common at 20.3%, well above the national figure of 11.5%.
5.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Tomah, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Mount Tomah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12806/mount-tomah/topic/demographics-identity