Turners Flat · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Turners Flat

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A population of 169 people lives in Turners Flat, where the typical resident is noticeably older than the national figure. The area is mostly made up of adults aged 45 to 64 and those who have never married or are in married and de facto partnerships.

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Where Turners Flat sits — Total population

169 —
  • 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 Turners Flat — higher than 50% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Turners Flat169
2440, NSW 23,166
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living here is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical New South Wales resident. This small community is larger than about half of other similar areas.

169 —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 148
  • 2021: 169

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

43 yrs —

Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 43 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 18.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Those aged 65 and over account for 15.4%, a figure a little below the state and national levels.

15.4% —

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

18.3% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Turners Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 26.9% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, well below the national average.

26.9% —

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 26.9%

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

Marital status

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Turners Flat splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 9%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 3 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 12 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 10 males; 60–64: 8 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 10 males; 50–54: 8 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 8 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 7 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 7 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 7 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 6 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 9 males; 15–19: 5 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 10 males; 10–14: 9 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 6 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 6 males; 0–4: 4 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 Turners Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13994/turners-flat/topic/demographics-identity