189 ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 240
- 2016: 180
- 2021: 189
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tamworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the national average, Tamworth has a typical resident aged 49. This age gap is a defining feature of the area, where nearly 45% of the population are seniors. It is a small community of 189 people with a distinct identity, including a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
189
▼ -21.3%
- 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 Tamworth — higher than 52% of areas.
| Tamworth | 189 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tamworth is 49 years old, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales or Australia. The total population is 189 people.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 44.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 12.2% of the area.
44.4% ▲ +136.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tamworth, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 45%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.6% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales and national figures. In terms of relationships, only 5.7% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is much lower than most other areas.
10.6% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tamworth splits fairly evenly between Never married (34%) and Married (31%), with Widowed at 23%.
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 Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13762/tamworth/topic/demographics-identity