Tuross Head NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Tuross Head, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Tuross Head NSW is 2,353 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Tuross Head is $586 per week ($30,472 per year). Median rent in Tuross Head is $330 per week ($1,430 per month). Tuross Head has a median age of 62 years, older than the national median of 38. Tuross Head has a population density of 148.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Tuross Head is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tuross Head is $1,430.

There were 11 recorded offences in Tuross Head in 2025-26, a rate of 5 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (4 offences).

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Tuross Head Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Tuross Head Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$586/wk
$30,472 per year
#7279 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$330/wk
$1,430 per month
#3803 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
62years
24 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,430/mo
Avg household size: 1.9 · 0.6 per bedroom

Tuross Head Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.4% (1,140) Female 51.6% (1,215)

Population Density

148.4
people per km²
2,353 people · 15.9 km²

Households

1.9
Avg household size
0.6
Persons per bedroom
$1,337
Family income/wk

Tuross Head Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Tuross Head Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
73.6% 665 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
26.4% 238 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Tuross Head Country of Birth

Australia
89.7%
England
7.1%
Germany
1.4%
India
0.7%
Egypt
0.6%
Canada
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Tuross Head Religion

No Religion
42.6%
Anglican
21.1%
Catholic
19.9%
Not stated
7.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.2%
Uniting Church
2.7%
Christian (other)
1.5%
Baptist
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Tuross Head Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
46.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
35.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Tuross Head Languages Spoken at Home

Other
24.2%
Italian
18.2%
Serbian
15.2%
SAL Tot
12.1%
German
12.1%
Greek
9.1%
Croatian
9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Tuross Head Employment

💼
Employed full-time
19.1% 377 people
Employed part-time
18.2% 360 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.5% 30 people
🏠
Not in labour force
61.1% 1,206 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Tuross Head Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
41.1%
Bachelor Degree
23.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.3%
Postgraduate Degree
7.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.2%
Certificate I/II
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Tuross Head Occupation

Professionals
24.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
20.2%
Community & Personal Service
15.1%
Managers
14.7%
Clerical & Administrative
10.1%
Labourers
7.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.4%
Sales Workers
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Tuross Head Field of Study

Society & Culture
18.3%
Management & Commerce
17.8%
Architecture & Building
13.6%
Engineering
12.5%
Health
11.0%
Education
9.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.7%
Creative Arts
3.2%
Agriculture & Environment
2.3%
Information Technology
1.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Tuross Head Dwelling Types

Separate house
96.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Tuross Head Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
1.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.5%
$400-$499/wk
10.0%
$500-$649/wk
7.4%
$650-$799/wk
13.4%
$800-$999/wk
9.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.3%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.4%
$4,000+/wk
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Tuross Head Marital Status

💍
Married
54.6% 1,176
↔️
Separated
3.7% 79
📋
Divorced
12.2% 262
🕊️
Widowed
7.7% 165
👤
Never married
21.9% 473

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Tuross Head Ancestry

English
36.4%
Australian
29.8%
Irish
10.6%
Scottish
9.2%
German
3.9%
Other
2.7%
Italian
2.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.9%
Dutch
1.5%
Filipino
0.7%
Polish
0.7%
Welsh
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Tuross Head School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.9%
Secondary — Government
21.4%
Vocational Education
15.4%
Pre-school
9.8%
Primary — Catholic
7.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.4%
Secondary — Catholic
5.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Tuross Head Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
7.4% 327
No need for assistance
92.6% 4,096

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Tuross Head Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
19.9% 401
Not a volunteer
80.1% 1,610

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Tuross Head Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.9%
$300-$449/mo
4.4%
$450-$599/mo
6.9%
$600-$799/mo
2.5%
$800-$999/mo
7.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
22.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Tuross Head How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.4%
Did not go to work
13.2%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Walked only
2.0%
Truck
1.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Other
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Tuross Head Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.6%
1 vehicle
43.5%
2 vehicles
40.9%
3 vehicles
9.1%
4+ vehicles
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Tuross Head Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
18.9%
3 bedrooms
49.0%
4 bedrooms
25.6%
5 bedrooms
3.9%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Tuross Head Population Mobility

10.9%
moved in the last year
37.8%
moved in the last 5 years
3.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
37.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Tuross Head Indigenous Population

3.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
134
Indigenous residents
4,292
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Tuross Head Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
248
Arthritis
201
Diabetes
113
Heart disease
105
Lung condition
86
Asthma
75
Cancer
58
Kidney disease
47
Stroke
33
Dementia
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Tuross Head Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.6%
$1-$149/wk
5.1%
$150-$299/wk
7.2%
$300-$399/wk
9.2%
$400-$499/wk
7.5%
$500-$649/wk
5.9%
$650-$799/wk
11.6%
$800-$999/wk
11.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
12.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Tuross Head Family Structure

Couple — no children
61.2%
Couple — children under 15
18.4%
Couple — no children under 15
10.0%
One parent — children under 15
5.8%
One parent — no children under 15
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Tuross Head Military Service

🏅
Previously served
5.5% 110
👤
Never served
94.5% 1,900

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Tuross Head Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.0% 301
Did not provide
85.0% 1,701

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Tuross Head Children Ever Born

No children
21.3%
1 child
11.3%
2 children
35.6%
3 children
19.5%
4 children
9.6%
5+ children
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Tuross Head When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
19
1951–1960
50
1961–1970
98
1971–1980
58
1981–1990
37
1991–2000
22
2001–2010
28
2011–2015
9
2016
7
2017
3
2019
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Tuross Head Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.5%
5–14 hours
31.8%
15–29 hours
18.2%
30+ hours
13.0%
Did not do domestic work
20.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Tuross Head Household Size

1 person
33.5%
2 persons
51.0%
3 persons
7.7%
4 persons
4.8%
5 persons
2.6%
6+ persons
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Tuross Head Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,939
Moved from NSW
107
Moved — same area (SA2)
81
Moved from ACT
20
Moved from QLD
9
Moved from VIC
9
Moved from TAS
6
Moved from WA
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Tuross Head Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
73.3%
Step family — no other children
17.8%
Blended family — no other children
5.9%
Other couple — children only
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Tuross Head Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 11 total

Theft
4
Property Damage
2
Other Against Property
2
Assault
2
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Tuross Head Rent Prices & Affordability

32%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,043/wk
Median Rent $330/wk
Rent-to-Income 31.6%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Tuross Head

≈ $4,520/month
Median rent $330/wk
Left after rent $713/wk
Rent share 31.6%

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Tuross Head vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Tuross Head

What is the population of Tuross Head NSW?

The population of Tuross Head NSW is 2,353 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 148.4 people per km².Tuross Head is ranked #2,796 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Tuross Head?

The median personal income in Tuross Head NSW is $586 per week, or $30,472 per year.The median household income is $1,043 per week.Family income is $1,337 per week.Tuross Head is ranked #7,279 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Tuross Head?

Median rent in Tuross Head NSW is $330 per week ($1,430 per month).Rent represents 31.6% of household income, which is considered moderate.Tuross Head ranks #3,803 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Tuross Head?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tuross Head NSW is $1,430. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Tuross Head?

The median age in Tuross Head NSW is 62 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Tuross Head a good suburb to live in?

Tuross Head is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,353.The median income is $586/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (31.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13997. All dollar figures in AUD.