991 ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 817
- 2016: 890
- 2021: 991
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Townsend · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Townsend
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Townsend than in the rest of Australia. The area is home to 991 people and has a population that is noticeably older than the national figure. This is a diverse age mix, with a significant number of both children and retirees.
991
▲ +21.3%
- 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 Townsend — higher than 73% of areas.
| Townsend | 991 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 8,304 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the average person in New South Wales or Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 are a little more common here than across the state.
25.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Townsend splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 10.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 3.4%. Most people are married (42.8%), while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship.
10.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Townsend, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Townsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13946/townsend/topic/demographics-identity