5,014 ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,591
- 2016: 6,043
- 2021: 5,014
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tahmoor · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tahmoor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tahmoor is just 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national averages. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children and a shrinking senior population. While the total population fell by about 10% since 2011, the own community remains larger than about 87% of similar areas.
5,014
▼ -10.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tahmoor — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tahmoor | 5,014 |
|---|---|
| 2573, NSW | 5,777 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Tahmoor shrank by about 577 people since 2011 to reach 5,014. This decline has been accompanied by a shift in age, with the typical resident now 5 years younger than they were in 2011.
34 yrs ▼ -12.8%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over has fallen to 15.0%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
15.0% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.2% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tahmoor splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the community, a figure well above the national average of 3.2%. Additionally, those in de facto relationships represent 14.3% of residents, which is higher than in most other areas.
7.2% ▲ +110.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tahmoor, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Tahmoor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114032/tahmoor/topic/demographics-identity