993 ▲ +81.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 546
- 2016: 705
- 2021: 993
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tallwoods Village · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A retirement-age population dominates daily life in Tallwoods Village, where the typical resident is 60 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With nearly 1,000 people living here, the area is much older than most other similar communities across the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tallwoods Village — higher than 73% of areas.
| Tallwoods Village | 993 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. The total population is 993, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas.
993 ▲ +81.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
60 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 40.8% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 10.5%, which is well below the national figure.
40.8% ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Tallwoods Village, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married, accounting for 63% of the population, while 11.7% are in a de facto relationship.
2.7% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tallwoods Village, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tallwoods Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13753/tallwoods-village/topic/demographics-identity