Suburb in Mid-Coast

Tea Gardens, NSW

Tea Gardens had a population of 3,288 at the 2021 Census (+14.0% since 2016). Median age 69.0. Median weekly household income $998. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Tea Gardens at a glance

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

In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Tea Gardens's population grew by 14.0% to 3,288, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 69.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 3.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 48.7%.

12.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 54.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,541 households.

The median household earns $998 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $362 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,481 a month.

17.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.3% use a language other than English at home. 27.0% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Tea Gardens beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureTea GardensNSWAustralia
Population3,2888,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+14.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age69.038.438.2
Households1,5412,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments1.4%21.8%14.3%
Renting12.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright54.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$998$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$362$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,481$2,142$1,866
Born overseas17.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion27.0%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

+14.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,4342011
  2. 2,8842016
  3. 3,2882021

Age

Median age 69.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Tea Gardens New South Wales
Share of people by age, Tea Gardens and New South Wales
0–93.5%
10–195.0%
20–292.7%
30–393.4%
40–495.4%
50–598.9%
60–6922.0%
70–7932.7%
80+16.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Tea Gardens at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.4%
  2. Australian38.0%
  3. Irish15.1%
  4. Scottish13.7%
  5. German3.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.3%
  2. Thai0.3%
  3. French0.3%
  4. Polish0.3%
  5. Greek0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.2%
  2. New Zealand1.9%
  3. Scotland1.0%
  4. Germany0.6%
  5. South Africa0.6%

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

Around Tea Gardens

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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