206 ▼ -51.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 425
- 2016: 341
- 2021: 206
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarcutta · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tarcutta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population drop of 52% since 2011 has seen Tarcutta (L) shrink to just 206 people. The area is now noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 44. This shift is marked by a significant rise in the number of seniors over the last decade.
206
▼ -51.5%
- 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 Tarcutta — lower than 89% of areas.
| Tarcutta | 206 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | 4,757 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen sharply from 425 in 2011 to 206 people. Residents are now noticeably older than the national figure, and the typical age has climbed by 10 years since 2011 to reach 44.
44 yrs ▲ +29.4%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 now make up 23.3% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This group rose by 17 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell by 7.5 points.
23.3% ▲ +252.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tarcutta splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19%.
6.8% ▲ +162.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +129.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tarcutta splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Tarcutta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122128/tarcutta/topic/demographics-identity