5,777 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,505
- 2016: 5,067
- 2021: 5,777
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tahmoor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tahmoor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 34 makes Tahmoor noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. With a population of 5,777, it is larger than about 91% of similar areas and is shaped by a high proportion of families and children.
5,777
▲ +28.2%
- 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 Tahmoor — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tahmoor | 5,777 |
|---|---|
| 2573, NSW | 5,777 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian average of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -8.1%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.1% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across the state and nation. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the national figure at 14.9%.
14.9% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tahmoor splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 14.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate higher than most similar areas.
6.9% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tahmoor, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (37%) 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 Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13742/tahmoor/topic/demographics-identity