3,459 ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,550
- 2016: 3,357
- 2021: 3,459
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tolland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tolland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Tolland, where the typical person is only 34. This creates a community with a high number of children and a strong Indigenous presence, with 12.7% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
3,459
▼ -2.6%
- 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 Tolland — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tolland | 3,459 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Tolland has grown to 3,459 people, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. The typical resident is 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures.
34 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.7% of residents, a figure about the same as the state average.
17.7% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tolland splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
At 12.7%, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is among the highest for this level and well above the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 42% of residents are married and 40.4% have never been married.
12.7% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tolland splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Tolland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13905/tolland/topic/demographics-identity