Tallwood · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Tallwood

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Nearly half of the 67 people living in Tallwood are seniors, making it a far older community than the national average. The typical resident is 61, and there are currently no children under 15 living in the area.

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📍 Tallwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Tallwood sits — Total population

67
  • 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 Tallwood — lower than 67% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Tallwood67
2798, NSW 2,193
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With a total population of 67, Tallwood is smaller than about 66% of similar areas.

67

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 73
  • 2021: 67

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

61 yrs

Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56 yrs
  • 2021: 61 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 46.3% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This explains why there are no children under 15 in the area.

46.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 46.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Tallwood, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 45%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Youth (15–24) (10%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most residents are married (70.8%), while 15.8% are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here.

15.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Tallwood, Married is the majority at 82%; Never married is next at 18%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 7 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 8 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Tallwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13752/tallwood/topic/demographics-identity