2,115 ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,806
- 2016: 2,241
- 2021: 2,115
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thrumster · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Thrumster
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Thrumster is just 31, making it far younger than most other areas in the state. This youthfulness is seen in the high number of children and a population that has grown significantly younger over the last decade.
2,115
▼ -24.6%
- 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 Thrumster — higher than 73% of areas.
| Thrumster | 2,115 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | 51,117 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Thrumster has 2,115 residents, though the population shrank by 25% since 2011. The typical age has dropped 5 years over that decade to 31, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
31 yrs ▼ -13.9%
Younger than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 26.2% of the area, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at just 10.5%.
10.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Thrumster, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up 19.6% of the population, a rate much higher than most areas.
7.8% ▲ +99.0%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▲ +81.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thrumster, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Thrumster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115138/thrumster/topic/demographics-identity