Suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings

Telegraph Point, NSW

Telegraph Point had a population of 604 at the 2021 Census (−0.8% since 2016). Median age 46.7. Median weekly household income $1,484. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Telegraph Point at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Telegraph Point's population shrank by 0.8% to 604, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 46.7, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.3%.

11.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 44.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 196 households.

The median household earns $1,484 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $389 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,665 a month.

9.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 45.7% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Telegraph Point beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureTelegraph PointNSWAustralia
Population6048,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.8%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age46.738.438.2
Households1962,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting11.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright44.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,484$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$389$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,665$2,142$1,866
Born overseas9.8%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion45.7%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

−0.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6192011
  2. 6092016
  3. 6042021

Age

Median age 46.7, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Telegraph Point New South Wales
Share of people by age, Telegraph Point and New South Wales
0–99.8%
10–1913.1%
20–298.4%
30–399.1%
40–4912.4%
50–5915.4%
60–6919.0%
70–799.1%
80+2.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Telegraph Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.4%
  2. Australian45.2%
  3. Irish11.7%
  4. Scottish10.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%
  2. Indonesian0.5%
  3. Spanish0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.1%
  2. England2.0%
  3. Scotland0.7%
  4. Ireland0.6%

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

Around Telegraph Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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