70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tumut Plains · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents now make up a larger part of the small population in Tumut Plains. This sparsely populated area is far older than the national average, with the typical person aged 46.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tumut Plains — lower than 67% of areas.
| Tumut Plains | 70 |
|---|---|
| 2720, NSW | 8,501 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Tumut Plains is a small community of just 70 people, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas.
70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very old profile, with 21.4% of people aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.9% of the population, a rate well below the state and national averages.
21.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Tumut Plains splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
While 56.4% of residents are married, no one identifies as being in a de facto relationship, which is far below the national figure. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here, a result well below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tumut Plains, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tumut Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13985/tumut-plains/topic/demographics-identity