Australian Demographic Profile
Nimbin, NSW 2480
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~1,596
Median age
47
Median income
Low-mid
$400-$499/wk
Top profile
Young
50%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers50%
- Retired and semi-retired27%
- Established partnered households9.5%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~1,596
- Sex split
- F 48% / M 52%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 24%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)15%
- Young adults (15-24)8.1%
- Early career (25-39)13%
- Mid career (40-59)31%
- Senior (60+)33%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Nimbin: Low-mid ($400-$499/wk).
- No / not stated40%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)33%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)24%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)3.0%
- Very high ($3k+)0.20%
Top occupations
- Community and Personal Service Workers24%
- Professionals15%
- Managers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Nimbin | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 24% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →