454 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 383
- 2016: 405
- 2021: 454
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tumbulgum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tumbulgum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Tumbulgum than in the rest of the country. The town has 454 residents and is shaped by a young family feel, with many more children and fewer seniors than the state average.
454
▲ +18.5%
- 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 Tumbulgum — higher than 63% of areas.
| Tumbulgum | 454 |
|---|---|
| 2490, NSW | 690 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tumbulgum is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure and noticeably older than the national figure.
41 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This is consistent with the area having a lower proportion of seniors, with people aged 65 and over sitting well below the state average at 13.4%.
13.4% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tumbulgum, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. There is also a much higher rate of people in de facto relationships here, at 18.6%, compared to 11.5% across Australia.
7.5% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tumbulgum, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Tumbulgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13982/tumbulgum/topic/demographics-identity