925 ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,017
- 2016: 927
- 2021: 925
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tuggerah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tuggerah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tuggerah is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. With 925 people, the area is larger than about 73% of similar places. This youthfulness is reflected in a smaller proportion of seniors compared to most other areas.
925
▼ -9.0%
- 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 Tuggerah — higher than 72% of areas.
| Tuggerah | 925 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 13.4% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain the younger overall age profile, while children under 15 sit at 17.7%, about the same as the state.
13.4% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tuggerah splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Around 12.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tuggerah splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Tuggerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13968/tuggerah/topic/demographics-identity