2,837 ▲ +85.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,526
- 2016: 1,671
- 2021: 2,837
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tea Gardens · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tea Gardens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A rapid shift toward an older population has seen Tea Gardens grow by 86% since 2011. It is now a place where the typical resident is 69 years old, making it far older than both the state and national figures.
2,837
▲ +85.9%
- 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 Tea Gardens — higher than 77% of areas.
| Tea Gardens | 2,837 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 25,443 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 2,837 people in 2021, adding about 1,311 residents over the last decade. This growth happened alongside a sharp increase in age, with the typical resident now 20 years older than they were in 2011.
69 yrs ▲ +40.8%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 69 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 63.5% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This is mirrored by a steep drop in children under 15, who now make up only 5.5% of the population.
63.5% ▲ +180.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.5% ▼ -63.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tea Gardens, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 63%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 66.1%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.4%. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 3.6% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
3.6% ▲ +246.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tea Gardens, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 13%.
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 Tea Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115133/tea-gardens/topic/demographics-identity