161 ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 314
- 2016: 171
- 2021: 161
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Towrang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Towrang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Towrang is 52, making this area far older than most of the country. With 161 people living here, the community is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors. This age gap is striking compared to the national typical age of 38.
161
▼ -48.7%
- 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 Towrang — lower than 51% of areas.
| Towrang | 161 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39 and the Australian figure of 38.
52 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 33.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the New South Wales figure at just 11.2%.
33.5% ▲ +75.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Towrang splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state and national figures. Most residents are married, accounting for 56.5% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +99.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Towrang, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next 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 Towrang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13948/towrang/topic/demographics-identity