21,087 ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19,500
- 2016: 22,890
- 2021: 21,087
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forster - Tuncurry · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Forster - Tuncurry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Forster - Tuncurry is 59 years old, making the area far older than most of Australia. This older age profile is a defining feature of the region, where seniors make up a huge portion of the population. The total population grew by 8.1% since 2011 to reach 21,087 people.
21,087
▲ +8.1%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Forster - Tuncurry — lower than 65% of areas.
| Forster - Tuncurry | 21,087 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 59, which is 21 years older than the national figure. Since 2011, the average age has risen by 5 years.
59 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 40.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is so low at 12.0%, well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
40.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Forster - Tuncurry, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.0% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the national figure and up from 3.9% in 2011. Nearly half of the population (46.0%) are married, while 10.0% are in de facto relationships.
6.0% ▲ +52.9%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forster - Tuncurry, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
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 Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1013/forster-tuncurry/topic/demographics-identity