615 ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 751
- 2016: 633
- 2021: 615
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tacoma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tacoma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children and a strong Indigenous presence shape daily life in Tacoma. The area is home to 615 people, with a typical resident aged 40, making it slightly older than the national figure.
615
▼ -18.1%
- 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 Tacoma — higher than 68% of areas.
| Tacoma | 615 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 615 people is larger than about 69% of similar areas. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the average person in New South Wales.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Those aged 65 and over represent 18.2% of residents, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
18.2% ▲ +110.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tacoma splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 9.3% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% national average. Marriage is the most common status at 46.9%, while 11.8% of people are in a de facto relationship.
9.3% ▲ +118.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tacoma, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Tacoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13739/tacoma/topic/demographics-identity