Taylors Arm · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Taylors Arm

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

A typical resident in Taylors Arm is 54 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This small community of 133 people is defined by an older population and a low number of children.

Open map →
📍 Taylors Arm, Suburb / Locality

Where Taylors Arm sits — Total population

133 ▼ -61.0%
  • 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 Taylors Arm — lower than 54% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Taylors Arm133
2447, NSW 7,809
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 54, which is much higher than most similar areas and 16 years older than the Australian average.

133 ▼ -61.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 341
  • 2016: 149
  • 2021: 133

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

54 yrs ▲ +5.9%

Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 51 yrs
  • 2016: 50 yrs
  • 2021: 54 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 15% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.8%, a little above the state average.

18.8% ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

15.0% ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

View on map →

In Taylors Arm, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Over half of the residents are married, but the proportion of people in de facto relationships is 6.1%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.3% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

2.3% ▲ +155.6%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 2.3%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

6.1% ▼ -63.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 6.1%

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

Marital status

View on map →

In Taylors Arm, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 3 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 10 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 7 males; 65–69: 7 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 12 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 5 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 6 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 5 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Taylors Arm

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Taylors Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13791/taylors-arm/topic/demographics-identity