1,233 ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 888
- 2016: 1,001
- 2021: 1,233
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tomakin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tomakin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tomakin is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With 1,233 people living here, it is larger than about 76% of similar areas and is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors.
1,233
▲ +38.9%
- 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 Tomakin — higher than 74% of areas.
| Tomakin | 1,233 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 12,981 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident is 54, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales by 15 years.
54 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 33% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the state average.
33.0% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tomakin, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas.
4.5% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tomakin, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Tomakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13908/tomakin/topic/demographics-identity