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Population

98,967

ERP, 2023

Grown by 1,001 from the previous year.
Estimated Resident Population
Tweed Shire
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Tweed Shire 98,967 97,966 97,216 96,857 96,068 95,355 94,597 93,742 92,261 91,139 90,226 89,266 88,437 87,722 86,539 84,842 83,060 81,531
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)
Estimated Resident Population
Tweed Shire
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Tweed Shire 98,967 97,966 97,216 96,857 96,068 95,355 94,597 93,742 92,261 91,139 90,226 89,266 88,437 87,722 86,539 84,842 83,060 81,531
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

Tweed Shire 2021

No significant change since previous Census (less than ±0.5%)
Increased since previous Census
Decreased since previous Census
Median age
47 (0)

Regional NSW 43

New South Wales 39

Australia 38

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
4% (0.5%)

Regional NSW 7%

New South Wales 3%

Australia 3%

Couples with children
23% (0.6%)

Regional NSW 25%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 30%

Older couples without children
15% (0.5%)

Regional NSW 13%

New South Wales 10%

Australia 10%

Lone person households
27% (0.3%)

Regional NSW 26%

New South Wales 24%

Australia 24%

Medium and high density Housing
33% (1.5%)

Regional NSW 17%

New South Wales 35%

Australia 28%

Median weekly household income
$1,300 ($236)

Regional NSW $1,466

New South Wales $1,849

Australia $1,740

Median weekly mortgage repayment
$432 ($33)

Regional NSW $399

New South Wales $500

Australia $432

Median weekly rent
$406 ($66)

Regional NSW $330

New South Wales $420

Australia $380

Households renting
23% (-1.1%)

Regional NSW 26%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 30%

Households with a mortgage
28% (2.0%)

Regional NSW 29%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 33%

Overseas born
15% (0.8%)

Regional NSW 12%

New South Wales 29%

Australia 28%

Language at home other than English
5% (0.8%)

Regional NSW 7%

New South Wales 27%

Australia 22%

University attendance
3% (0.1%)

Regional NSW 3%

New South Wales 5%

Australia 5%

University qualification
18% (4.3%)

Regional NSW 18%

New South Wales 28%

Australia 26%

Trade qualification (certificate)
24% (0.4%)

Regional NSW 24%

New South Wales 18%

Australia 19%

Unemployment rate
5.0% (-2.1%)

Regional NSW 4.6%

New South Wales 4.9%

Australia 5.1%

Participation rate (population in labour force)
53% (2.1%)

Regional NSW 56%

New South Wales 59%

Australia 61%

Worked at home
14% (7.9%)

Regional NSW 16%

New South Wales 31%

Australia 21%

SEIFA index of disadvantage 2021
989

Regional NSW 982

New South Wales 1,000

Australia 1,001

Homeless persons estimated 2021
529
* Source: ABS, 2049.0 Estimating Homelessness, 2016

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