1,505 ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,148
- 2016: 1,313
- 2021: 1,505
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tumbarumba · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tumbarumba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tumbarumba is 46 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. While the population shrank by 30% since 2011 to 1,505 people, the local age profile has shifted toward a younger average.
1,505
▼ -29.9%
- 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 Tumbarumba — higher than 65% of areas.
| Tumbarumba | 1,505 |
|---|---|
| 2653, NSW | 2,636 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39. However, this is 11 years younger than the typical age recorded in 2011.
46 yrs ▼ -19.3%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.5%, a figure that has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
25.7% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tumbarumba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most residents are married (46.5%), while 10.5% are in a de facto relationship.
7.4% ▲ +260.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tumbarumba, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Tumbarumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115141/tumbarumba/topic/demographics-identity