452 ▼ -36.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 715
- 2016: 442
- 2021: 452
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Talbot · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Talbot
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Talbot is 59 years old, making this area far older than most across Victoria and Australia. This ageing trend is clear in the local data, with nearly a third of the 452 residents now aged 65 or over.
452
▼ -36.8%
- 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 Talbot — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 59, which is 21 years older than the national figure. The population is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +22.9%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 31.9% of the population, which is 15 percentage points above the national average. In contrast, children under 15 are far less common here, accounting for only 7.5% of residents.
31.9% ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Talbot, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Youth (15–24) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Marital patterns show 39.4% of residents are married, while 11% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than in most areas.
3.8% ▲ +284.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Talbot, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Talbot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22423/talbot/topic/demographics-identity