11,028 ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,160
- 2016: 8,656
- 2021: 11,028
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thurgoona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thurgoona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors than most similar areas live in Thurgoona, making it a notably young community. With a population of 11,028, it is one of the largest places of its type in the region, where the typical resident is just 34 years old.
11,028
▲ +79.0%
- 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 Thurgoona — higher than 87% of areas.
| Thurgoona | 11,028 |
|---|---|
| 2640, NSW | 39,879 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 24% of the population, well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over making up only 14% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +79.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Thurgoona splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. About 3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +154.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thurgoona, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Thurgoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13873/thurgoona/topic/demographics-identity