1,915 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,757
- 2016: 1,862
- 2021: 1,915
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tumbarumba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tumbarumba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tumbarumba is 47, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a population that is larger than 80% of similar areas.
1,915
▲ +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 Tumbarumba — higher than 78% of areas.
| Tumbarumba | 1,915 |
|---|---|
| 2653, NSW | 2,636 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,915 people. These residents are far older than those across Australia and New South Wales, with a typical age that is 9 years above the national figure.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is much older than most, while the proportion of children remains about the same as the state average.
26.0% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tumbarumba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is well above the national average. Nearly half of the population is married, while 10.2% are in a de facto relationship.
7.1% ▲ +267.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tumbarumba, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13979/tumbarumba/topic/demographics-identity