386 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 404
- 2016: 402
- 2021: 386
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tammin · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Tammin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tammin is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 46 years. The town is small and has seen its population shrink by 4.5% since 2011. While it has a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, it remains a modest community of 386 people.
386
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Tammin — lower than 95% of areas.
| Tammin | 386 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Tammin is among the smallest at this level, having lost about 18 people since 2011. Residents have aged over the last decade, with the typical age rising by 5 years to reach 46.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 34.2%. While children under 15 are much more common here than in most areas, their share of the population fell by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
16.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tammin, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.5% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married (42.2%) or have never married (36.8%).
7.5% ▼ -38.2%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tammin, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Tammin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58190/tammin/topic/demographics-identity