33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 33
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toms Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Toms Creek has seen its population stay very small since the last census, with only 33 people now living here. This is a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 55, making it far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toms Creek — lower than 80% of areas.
| Toms Creek | 33 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 15,054 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 33 residents. The typical age of 55 is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
A third of residents are seniors aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.1% of the area, a figure well below the state average.
33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Toms Creek splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.2% of the population, which is far above the national average of 3.2%. No one here is in a de facto relationship, a figure far below the state average of 10.6%.
15.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Toms Creek, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (15%) and Divorced (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Toms Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13916/toms-creek/topic/demographics-identity