30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tahara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tahara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tahara is now 53, making the population far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area has only 30 people, with a demographic profile skewed heavily toward middle-aged adults.
30
—
- 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 Tahara — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tahara is much smaller than about 80% of similar areas, with a total population of 30 people. These residents are far older than those in Victoria and across Australia, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. While the area is generally older, the 13.3% of people aged 65 and over is actually well below the Victorian average.
13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tahara, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 17.9% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Most residents are married (67.9%), and no one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tahara, Married is the majority at 76%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tahara
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tahara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22420/tahara/topic/demographics-identity