1,233 ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,455
- 2016: 2,599
- 2021: 1,233
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tomakin · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tomakin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Roughly half of the 1,233 people in Tomakin are married, reflecting a community that has aged significantly. The typical resident is now 54, which is far older than the national figure. This shift is striking, as the area's typical age rose by 13 years since 2011.
1,233
▼ -15.3%
- 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 Tomakin — higher than 61% of areas.
| Tomakin | 1,233 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 12,981 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 15% over the last decade, losing about 222 people. Despite this drop, Tomakin remains larger than about 63% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +31.7%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This contributes to the area being much older than most, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 14.9%.
33.0% ▲ +64.5%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tomakin, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.5% of the population, which is a little above the state figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships rose slightly since 2011 to reach 13.4%.
4.5% ▲ +113.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tomakin, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (28%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tomakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115140/tomakin/topic/demographics-identity