Oldest Suburbs in Australia

Tea Gardens, NSW has the highest median age of any Australian suburb with more than 2,000 residents: 69 years at the 2021 Census (ABS). Goolwa, SA (67 years) and Laurieton, NSW (67 years) follow. New South Wales holds 37 of the top 100.

Top 100 suburbs with the highest median age. Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, suburbs and localities with more than 2,000 residents.

Suburbs by state

How many of the top 100 suburbs are in each state and territory.

NSW 37

QLD 28

VIC 18

SA 12

WA 3

TAS 2

Top 20

Median age for the first 20 suburbs in the ranking.

Median AgeValid: Census 2021 · Source: ABS

Full top 100

#	Suburb	State	Population	Median Age
1	Tea Gardens	NSW	3,288	69 years
2	Goolwa	SA	2,558	67 years
3	Laurieton	NSW	2,012	67 years
4	Bongaree	QLD	8,162	67 years
5	Encounter Bay	SA	5,305	66 years
6	Tin Can Bay	QLD	2,293	65 years
7	McCracken	SA	2,076	64 years
8	Harrington	NSW	3,381	64 years
9	Burrum Heads	QLD	2,538	64 years
10	Sorrento	VIC	2,013	64 years
11	Chain Valley Bay	NSW	2,773	63 years
12	Paynesville	VIC	3,636	62 years
13	Sandstone Point	QLD	4,094	62 years
14	Macleay Island	QLD	3,193	62 years
15	Tuross Head	NSW	2,353	62 years
16	Tuncurry	NSW	6,376	62 years
17	Portarlington	VIC	4,436	62 years
18	Cooloola Cove	QLD	2,921	62 years
19	Port Elliot	SA	2,251	61 years
20	Erina	NSW	5,205	61 years
21	Erskine	WA	5,429	61 years
22	Point Lonsdale	VIC	3,788	61 years
23	Sussex Inlet	NSW	3,888	61 years
24	Twin Waters	QLD	2,966	60 years
25	Cranley	QLD	2,281	60 years
26	Russell Island	QLD	3,698	59 years
27	Victor Harbor	SA	4,520	59 years
28	Foster	VIC	2,044	59 years
29	Tocumwal	NSW	2,862	59 years
30	Dalmeny	NSW	2,194	59 years
31	Moonta Bay	SA	2,633	59 years
32	Maleny	QLD	3,959	59 years
33	Burradoo	NSW	2,879	59 years
34	Grasmere	NSW	2,105	59 years
35	Banksia Beach	QLD	7,180	59 years
36	Bellara	QLD	3,278	59 years
37	Capel Sound	VIC	5,246	59 years
38	Bundanoon	NSW	2,869	59 years
39	Bayview	NSW	3,807	58 years
40	Narooma	NSW	2,731	58 years
41	Blairgowrie	VIC	2,786	58 years
42	Goolwa Beach	SA	2,222	58 years
43	Shearwater	TAS	2,051	58 years
44	Tura Beach	NSW	3,405	58 years
45	South West Rocks	NSW	5,058	58 years
46	Caloundra	QLD	3,932	58 years
47	Salamander Bay	NSW	4,991	57 years
48	Crows Nest	QLD	2,212	57 years
49	Nambucca Heads	NSW	6,675	57 years
50	Wallaroo	SA	3,699	57 years
51	Forster	NSW	14,187	57 years
52	St Helens	TAS	2,206	57 years
53	Main Beach	QLD	3,998	57 years
54	Berry	NSW	3,098	57 years
55	Heathcote	VIC	2,962	57 years
56	Menora	WA	2,691	57 years
57	Yamba	NSW	6,405	57 years
58	Beachmere	QLD	4,782	57 years
59	Mollymook Beach	NSW	2,531	57 years
60	Glenwood	QLD	2,137	56 years
61	St Leonards	VIC	3,542	56 years
62	North Turramurra	NSW	4,194	56 years
63	Ballina	NSW	9,735	56 years
64	Maclean	NSW	2,778	56 years
65	Shoalhaven Heads	NSW	3,248	56 years
66	Windang	NSW	2,610	56 years
67	Noosaville	QLD	8,716	56 years
68	Mannum	SA	2,919	56 years
69	York	WA	2,393	56 years
70	Urunga	NSW	3,185	55 years
71	McCrae	VIC	3,311	55 years
72	Lakes Entrance	VIC	5,145	55 years
73	Cohuna	VIC	2,415	55 years
74	Pelican Waters	QLD	7,393	55 years
75	Tweed Heads	NSW	9,176	55 years
76	Wonthaggi	VIC	5,215	55 years
77	Golden Beach	QLD	5,646	55 years
78	Glenelg	SA	3,440	55 years
79	Daylesford	VIC	2,781	55 years
80	Burnett Heads	QLD	2,908	55 years
81	Urangan	QLD	10,988	55 years
82	Urraween	QLD	7,951	55 years
83	Leura	NSW	4,503	55 years
84	Cowes	VIC	6,593	55 years
85	Bowral	NSW	10,764	55 years
86	Torquay	QLD	6,533	55 years
87	Tenterfield	NSW	4,067	55 years
88	Gloucester	NSW	3,133	55 years
89	Culburra Beach	NSW	2,946	54 years
90	Runaway Bay	QLD	9,308	54 years
91	McLaren Vale	SA	4,061	54 years
92	Inverloch	VIC	6,526	54 years
93	Merimbula	NSW	3,821	54 years
94	Emu Park	QLD	2,281	54 years
95	River Heads	QLD	2,044	54 years
96	Myrtle Bank	SA	3,158	54 years
97	Ettalong Beach	NSW	5,161	54 years
98	Euroa	VIC	3,508	54 years
99	Anglesea	VIC	3,208	54 years
100	Noosa Heads	QLD	5,120	54 years

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Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level. Minimum population filter: 2,000.