Suburb in Kempsey

Turners Flat, NSW

Turners Flat had a population of 169 at the 2021 Census (+14.2% since 2016). Median age 42.9. Median weekly household income $1,333. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Turners Flat at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Turners Flat's population grew by 14.2% to 169, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.9, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 7.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.3%.

5.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 43.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 53 households.

The median household earns $1,333 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $356 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,014 a month.

10.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 52.5% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Turners Flat beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureTurners FlatNSWAustralia
Population1698,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+14.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.938.438.2
Households532,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting5.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright43.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,333$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$356$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,014$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.7%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion52.5%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

+14.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1422011
  2. 1482016
  3. 1692021

Age

Median age 42.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Turners Flat New South Wales
Share of people by age, Turners Flat and New South Wales
0–97.7%
10–1916.6%
20–296.5%
30–3910.1%
40–4918.3%
50–5914.8%
60–6916.6%
70–794.1%
80+4.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Turners Flat at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian57.4%
  2. English42.6%
  3. Irish16.2%
  4. Scottish14.2%
  5. German6.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.1%
  2. New Zealand2.7%

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

Around Turners Flat

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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