6,891 ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6,556
- 2016: 6,620
- 2021: 6,891
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tatiara · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Tatiara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Typical residents in Tatiara are around the middle for its level when compared to similar areas, with a population that has grown by 5.1% since 2011. The community now totals 6,891 people and is noticeably older than the national average.
6,891
▲ +5.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Tatiara — lower than 61% of areas.
| Tatiara | 6,891 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 41, which is about the same as the South Australian figure but older than the Australian average. This typical age has risen by one year since 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 19.6% of the area, a figure that rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011 and is a little above the national average. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 fell 3.6 percentage points over the same period to 18.0%.
19.6% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tatiara splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. In terms of relationships, those in de facto partnerships rose to 13.2%, a figure a little above the national average.
1.6% ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tatiara, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tatiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47630/tatiara/topic/demographics-identity