Upper Tooloom · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Upper Tooloom

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

A typical resident in Upper Tooloom is 47, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has a strong lean towards older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.

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📍 Upper Tooloom, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Tooloom sits — Total population

57
  • 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 Upper Tooloom — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Upper Tooloom57
2475, NSW 399
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 57 people, which is smaller than about 69% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age 9 years higher than the national figure.

57

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45
  • 2021: 57

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

47 yrs

Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 47 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 8.8%.

26.3%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 26.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.8%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Upper Tooloom, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common at 22%, a figure far above the state average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure.

22.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 22.0%

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

Marital status

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Upper Tooloom splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 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: 0 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: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Upper Tooloom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14064/upper-tooloom/topic/demographics-identity