206 ▼ -56.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 471
- 2016: 277
- 2021: 206
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tyalgum · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tyalgum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Tyalgum, representing 39.3% of the population. This is a far older area than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49. The population has shrank by 56% since 2011, leaving a small community of just 206 people.
206
▼ -56.3%
- 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 Tyalgum — lower than 89% of areas.
| Tyalgum | 206 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tyalgum is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 11 years since 2011, while the total population fell from 471 to 206 people.
49 yrs ▲ +28.9%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 14.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over now make up 21.4% of the area, a figure that rose 15 points since 2011.
21.4% ▲ +246.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tyalgum, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Around 9.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate that is much lower than most areas.
7.8% ▲ +512.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tyalgum splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Tyalgum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122142/tyalgum/topic/demographics-identity