3,237 ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,921
- 2016: 3,156
- 2021: 3,237
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tanilba Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tanilba Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tanilba Bay is 48, making the area far older than the national figure. This is a larger community than 85% of similar areas, with a population of 3,237 people. The area is marked by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
3,237
▲ +10.8%
- 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 Tanilba Bay — higher than 85% of areas.
| Tanilba Bay | 3,237 |
|---|---|
| 2319, NSW | 6,887 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 3,237 people, which is larger than about 85% of other areas at this level. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age of 48.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 28.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is much older than most others, while children under 15 make up 16.4% of the community.
28.1% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tanilba Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 8.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the New South Wales average. In terms of relationships, 46.2% of people are married and 12.4% are in a de facto partnership.
8.7% ▲ +118.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tanilba Bay, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tanilba Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13764/tanilba-bay/topic/demographics-identity