Question: What was the 2016 population of the town that Tura Beach, New South Wales is a suburb of?
Context: Blueys Beach is a beach and locality in the Pacific Palms area of New South Wales, Australia.  The beach extends for 900 m south before it hits the head.  The beach is backed by 216 m of hilly slopes filled with vegetation.  It is a popular tourist attraction, attracting thousands each year.  Although un-patrolled, few drownings have been recorded at the beach.  High swells and rough surf are common at times.  There are also two other beaches nearby such as Boomerang Beach, New South Wales and Elizabeth Beach, New South Wales. East Ballina, New South Wales is a locality of the town of Ballina, New South Wales.  On the Census night in 2006 it had a population of 5,472 people.  East Ballina has three main beaches along it: Angels Beach, Shelly Beach and Lighthouse Beach.  East Ballina also has the historic Lighthouse on Lighthouse Hill, which was built in 1879. Tweed Heads is a city in New South Wales.  It is located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Tweed Shire.  Tweed Heads is located next to the border with Queensland, adjacent to its "Twin Town" of Coolangatta, which is a suburb of the Gold Coast.  It is often referred to as a town where people can change time zones – even celebrate New Year twice within an hour – simply by crossing the street, due to its proximity to the Queensland border, and the fact that New South Wales observes daylight saving whereas Queensland does not. Mungindi is a town and locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia.  The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales and within the Shire of Balonne in Queensland.  Within Queensland, the locality is split between the Shire of Balonne (the western part) and the Goondiwindi Region (eastern part).  It possesses a New South Wales postcode.  Mungindi sits on the Carnarvon Highway and straddles the Barwon River which is the border between New South Wales and Queensland.  At the 2011 census , Mungindi had a population of 738 on the New South Wales side.  The population on the Queensland side is now included in Thallon, which had a population, including the surrounding area, of 382. Elwood Curtin Zimmerman (born in Spokane, Washington on December 8, 1912; died in Tura Beach, New South Wales on June 18, 2004) was an American entomologist best known for his two multivolume series: "Insects of Hawaii" published by the University of Hawaiʻ i Press and "Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" published by Australia's CSIRO. The North Tamworth Bears are a rugby league team located in the suburb of North Tamworth, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.  They were formed in 1911, three years after Rugby League came to New South Wales, and are one of the oldest clubs in New South Wales, in particular in the Country.  They play in the Group 4 Rugby League competition, which is administered by the New South Wales Country Rugby League.  The North Tamworth Bears won the 2006 premiership beating the Coonabarabran Unicorns. New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia.  It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west.  Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east.  The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state.  New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city.  In March 2014 , the estimated population of New South Wales was 7.5 million, making it Australia's most populous state.  Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 4.67 million, live in the Greater Sydney area.  Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as "New South Welshmen". Merimbula Merimbula is a town on the Merimbula Lake, located on the Far South Coast or Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia.  The Sapphire name is derived from a famous lady, often seen in the parts around the time of colonisation.  Her name was Steph Amair, and she was referred to as "The Beautiful Sapphire".  At the 2016 census , the population was 3,544. Tura Beach is suburb of Merimbula, on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, in the Bega Valley Shire local government area.  It lies approximately 6 km north of Merimbula.  At the 2016 census , Tura Beach had a population of 3,158 people with an median age of 57 years, 19 years greater than that of the overall Australian population. Freshwater Beach is a beach located in Freshwater, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.  Freshwater Beach is the first beach north of Manly, New South Wales, on the Peninsula.  The beach is flanked by a headland at each end and can produce excellent surf.  There is a large rock pool at the northern end.  The beach is patrolled by lifeguards and has its own surf lifesaving club.
Answer: 3,544