Suburb in Cootamundra-Gundagai

Tumblong, NSW

Tumblong had a population of 225 at the 2021 Census (+14.8% since 2016). Median age 41.1. Median weekly household income $1,536. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Tumblong at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Riverina

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Tumblong's population grew by 14.8% to 225, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 41.1, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 15.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.4%.

23.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 36.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 72 households.

The median household earns $1,536 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,335 a month.

3.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 30.2% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Tumblong beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureTumblongNSWAustralia
Population2258,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+14.8%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age41.138.438.2
Households722,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting23.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright36.8%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,536$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$257$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,335$2,142$1,866
Born overseas3.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion30.2%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+14.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1692011
  2. 1962016
  3. 2252021

Age

Median age 41.1, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Tumblong New South Wales
Share of people by age, Tumblong and New South Wales
0–915.6%
10–1912.9%
20–297.1%
30–3910.7%
40–4910.2%
50–5913.3%
60–6913.8%
70–796.2%
80+6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Tumblong at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.4%
  2. English39.2%
  3. Scottish14.8%
  4. Irish13.4%
  5. German9.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Tumblong

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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