269 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 277
- 2021: 269
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tomago · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tomago
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tomago is now 60 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This older demographic is reflected in the age structure, where over 41% of the 269 residents are seniors.
269
▼ -0.7%
- 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 Tomago — higher than 58% of areas.
| Tomago | 269 |
|---|---|
| 2322, NSW | 24,373 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 269 people, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical person here is 60, which is 22 years older than the Australian average.
60 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 41.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 10.4%.
41.3% ▲ +138.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.4% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tomago, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Children (0–14) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
8.9% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tomago splits fairly evenly between Never married (32%) and Married (27%), with Divorced at 21%.
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 Tomago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13907/tomago/topic/demographics-identity