1,879 ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,681
- 2016: 1,734
- 2021: 1,879
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taren Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taren Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Taren Point, where the typical resident is now 58. This aging trend is clear across the area, with a very high proportion of seniors and fewer children than in most other places.
1,879
▲ +11.8%
- 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 Taren Point — higher than 78% of areas.
| Taren Point | 1,879 |
|---|---|
| 2229, NSW | 30,943 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Taren Point has 1,879 residents, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
58 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 43.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 12% of the population.
43.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taren Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common relationship status at 55.3%, while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.4%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.4% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taren Point, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/demographics-identity