Thornton - Millers Forest

Statistical Area in Newcastle-Maitland

Contents: Population

The population development of Thornton - Millers Forest as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2025-06-30
Thornton - Millers Forest	Statistical Area	4,668	5,796	6,809	8,604	9,068	10,318	15,985	19,925
Newcastle - Maitland	Significant Urban Area	387,210	396,094	412,810	426,711	453,265	475,716	510,175	541,634

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	9,517
Females	9,506

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-14 years	4,409
15-64 years	12,459
65+ years	2,155

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	376
70-79 years	1,031
60-69 years	1,663
50-59 years	1,821
40-49 years	2,386
30-39 years	3,413
20-29 years	2,616
10-19 years	2,635
0-9 years	3,082

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	13,778
New Zealand	179
British Isles	380
Chinese Asia	86
South Asia	393
South-East Asia	194
Other country	565

Language (C 2021)
English	14,236
Other language	1,258

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	994
Non-Indigenous	14,573

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	8,647
Muslims	147
Buddhists	95
Hindus	169
Jews	3
Other religion / belief	148
Secular / no religion	6,044

Located in:

Newcastle - Maitland significant urban area

Related to:

Maitland city