94 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 92
- 2021: 94
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tamban · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tamban is now 55 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. With only 94 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tamban — lower than 60% of areas.
| Tamban | 94 |
|---|---|
| 2441, NSW | 4,288 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 55, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39 and the national figure of 38.
94 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why so many residents are older, with seniors aged 65 and over representing 21.3% of the population.
21.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Tamban, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Seniors (65+) is next at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 17.8% of the area, which is well above the 11.5% national average. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tamban, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tamban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13758/tamban/topic/demographics-identity