305 ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 237
- 2016: 234
- 2021: 305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Terara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Terara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Terara is 59 years old, making this area far older than the national average. This older profile is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
305
▲ +28.7%
- 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 Terara — higher than 59% of areas.
| Terara | 305 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Terara has a population of 305 people, which is larger than about 61% of similar areas. The usual age here is 59, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales.
59 yrs ▲ +34.1%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 38% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 9.5%.
38.0% ▲ +87.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.5% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Terara, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
4.6% ▲ +170.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Terara, the largest group is Married at 37%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (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 Terara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13810/terara/topic/demographics-identity