187 ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 199
- 2016: 336
- 2021: 187
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toomelah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Toomelah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 90 percentage point gap separates Toomelah from the rest of Australia in terms of Indigenous identity, where 93.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a small and very young community of 187 people, with a typical age of just 27 years.
187
▼ -6.0%
- 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 Toomelah — lower than 90% of areas.
| Toomelah | 187 |
|---|---|
| 2409, NSW | 1,072 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by about 12 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 27, which is far younger than the national figure of 38 and a huge drop from the typical age of 56 recorded in 2011.
27 yrs ▼ -51.8%
Younger than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This youthfulness is mirrored by the number of seniors, as those aged 65 and over are far below the state average at only 3.7%.
3.7% ▼ -86.9%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.7% ▲ +200.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toomelah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very high here at 93.6%, a figure that rose 94 points since 2011. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 18.3% of residents.
93.6% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 93.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +196.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toomelah, Never married is the majority at 90%; Married is next at 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 Toomelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122136/toomelah/topic/demographics-identity