Suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings

Thrumster, NSW

Thrumster had a population of 2,382 at the 2021 Census (+360.6% since 2016). Median age 31.8. Median weekly household income $2,016. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Thrumster at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Thrumster's population grew by 360.6% to 2,382, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 31.8, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 17.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.9%.

30.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 20.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 800 households.

The median household earns $2,016 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $456 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,066 a month.

14.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 8.2% use a language other than English at home. 43.7% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Thrumster beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureThrumsterNSWAustralia
Population2,3828,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+360.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age31.838.438.2
Households8002,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.8%21.8%14.3%
Renting30.9%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright20.8%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,016$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$456$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,066$2,142$1,866
Born overseas14.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home8.2%28.2%23.6%
No religion43.7%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

+360.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2062011
  2. 5172016
  3. 2,3822021

Age

Median age 31.8, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Thrumster New South Wales
Share of people by age, Thrumster and New South Wales
0–917.3%
10–1914.0%
20–2914.6%
30–3916.6%
40–4913.1%
50–597.9%
60–699.1%
70–795.7%
80+1.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Thrumster at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English44.7%
  2. Australian44.5%
  3. Irish12.1%
  4. Scottish8.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Malayalam1.7%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages0.6%
  3. Nepali0.5%
  4. Turkish0.5%
  5. Tagalog0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.9%
  2. India2.4%
  3. New Zealand1.8%
  4. the Philippines0.6%
  5. Thailand0.5%

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

Around Thrumster

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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