Tumut Plains · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Tumut Plains

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.

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📍 Tumut Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Tumut Plains sits — Total population

70
  • 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 Tumut Plains — lower than 67% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Tumut Plains70
2720, NSW 8,501
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 60
  • 2021: 70

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

46 yrs

Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41 yrs
  • 2021: 46 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

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.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.9%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Tumut Plains splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.

Identity & relationships

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Tumut Plains, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 8 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 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