1,247 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,119
- 2016: 1,219
- 2021: 1,247
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tennyson Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tennyson Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 1,247 people living in Tennyson Point are married, reflecting a community with a strong focus on traditional family structures. The area is generally older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 42.
1,247
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Point — higher than 74% of areas.
| Tennyson Point | 1,247 |
|---|---|
| 2111, NSW | 15,456 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,247 is larger than about 76% of similar areas. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▼ -4.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 18.9% of the population, a figure higher than most areas and slightly above the state average. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 28.1%.
18.1% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tennyson Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here, but de facto relationships are much less common than in most areas, at just 5.7%. Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.4% ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tennyson Point, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Tennyson Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13805/tennyson-point/topic/demographics-identity