914 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 715
- 2016: 813
- 2021: 914
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tallong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tallong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 914 people in Tallong are married. This is a notably older community, where the typical resident is 48, making the area far older than both the state and national figures.
914
▲ +27.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tallong — higher than 72% of areas.
| Tallong | 914 |
|---|---|
| 2579, NSW | 4,646 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tallong is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Its population is far older than the national average, with a typical age of 48 years.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 make up 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, a proportion about the same as the rest of Australia.
22.2% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tallong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more people are in de facto relationships here than the national average, at 13.6%. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the state figure.
2.8% ▲ +126.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tallong, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Tallong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13749/tallong/topic/demographics-identity