6,376 ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,800
- 2016: 6,186
- 2021: 6,376
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tuncurry · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tuncurry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Tuncurry, where the typical resident is 62. This age gap is striking, as the local typical age is 24 years higher than the figure for Australia.
6,376
▲ +9.9%
- 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 Tuncurry — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tuncurry | 6,376 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tuncurry is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, with 6,376 people living here.
62 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed towards seniors, who make up 45.7% of the population—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at only 9.7%.
45.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tuncurry, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 5.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (43.6%), while those in de facto relationships (9.8%) are fewer than in most other areas.
5.3% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tuncurry, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (25%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13987/tuncurry/topic/demographics-identity