Toonumbar, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

36/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Toonumbar is more socio-economically advantaged than about 36% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 963, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Toonumbar at a glance

Population (2021): 30
Median age: 58
Median weekly household income: $725
SEIFA score: 963
Coordinates: -28.5381, 152.7617

Toonumbar demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Toonumbar using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 65%, 0% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	4	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	3	15%
Seniors (65+)	13	65%

Share of the 20 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	9	60%
Owned with a mortgage	6	40%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	11	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 11 occupied private dwellings in Toonumbar.

Median monthly mortgage: $1,084
Average household size: 1.9 people
Median weekly family income: $900
Median weekly personal income: $440

Community and culture

Born overseas: 3 (13%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 14 (64%)
Labour-force participation: 48%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%
Employed full-time: 8
Employed part-time: 3

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Toonumbar

Where is Toonumbar?

Toonumbar is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Toonumbar?

At the 2021 Census, Toonumbar had a population of about 30.

Is Toonumbar an advantaged area?

Toonumbar has an ABS SEIFA score of 963, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 36 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 36% of Australian suburbs.