Toms Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Toms Creek

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.

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Where Toms Creek sits — Total population

33
  • 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 Toms Creek — lower than 80% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Toms Creek33
2446, NSW 15,054
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 39
  • 2021: 33

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

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.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Toms Creek splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

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%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Toms Creek, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (15%) and Divorced (15%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 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