1,703 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,641
- 2016: 1,645
- 2021: 1,703
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarro · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarro
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably older population defines daily life in Tarro, where the typical resident is 45. This community of ,1703 people is much older than the national average, with a particularly high proportion of seniors.
1,703
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Tarro — higher than 77% of areas.
| Tarro | 1,703 |
|---|---|
| 2322, NSW | 24,373 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This makes Tarro older than most similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 26.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.8%, a little below the state average.
26.5% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tarro splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships account for 12.6%, slightly above the state average.
8.3% ▲ +91.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tarro, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tarro
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13786/tarro/topic/demographics-identity