4,067 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,966
- 2016: 4,066
- 2021: 4,067
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tenterfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tenterfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Tenterfield, where the typical resident is 55. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a high proportion of seniors and fewer children than most other areas.
4,067
▲ +2.5%
- 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 Tenterfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tenterfield | 4,067 |
|---|---|
| 2372, NSW | 4,789 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tenterfield has a total population of 4,067, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Over a third of the population is aged 65 or more, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift toward seniors is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.8% of the community.
34.8% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tenterfield, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 10.8% are in de facto relationships, a rate about the same as the national figure.
6.2% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tenterfield, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13807/tenterfield/topic/demographics-identity