379 ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 431
- 2016: 384
- 2021: 379
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tennyson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more elderly residents live in Tennyson than in most similar areas, with the typical person aged 47. This makes the community far older than the national figure, which is 38.
379
▼ -12.1%
- 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 Tennyson — higher than 61% of areas.
| Tennyson | 379 |
|---|---|
| 2754, NSW | 7,065 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tennyson has 379 residents, a population size that is larger than about 64% of areas at this level.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 make up 15.8%, a little below the national average.
22.4% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tennyson, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of the community identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (56.7%), while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 8.7%.
3.2% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tennyson, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13804/tennyson/topic/demographics-identity