1,801 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,615
- 2016: 1,680
- 2021: 1,801
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tighes Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tighes Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors now live in Tighes Hill than in previous years, contributing to a community that feels noticeably younger. The typical resident is 36, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This youthful profile is reflected in the 1,801 people who now call the suburb home.
1,801
▲ +11.5%
- 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 Tighes Hill — higher than 77% of areas.
| Tighes Hill | 1,801 |
|---|---|
| 2297, NSW | 1,801 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, making the population noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and a little younger than the Australian average of 38.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older people are much less common here than in most areas, with those aged 65 and over making up 10.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group at 33.5%.
10.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tighes Hill, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than across Australia, with 21.8% of people in such a partnership compared to the national figure of 11.5%. About 3.6% of the population is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.6% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.8% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tighes Hill, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13880/tighes-hill/topic/demographics-identity