1,175 ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 956
- 2016: 1,082
- 2021: 1,175
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tallangatta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tallangatta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,175 people in Tallangatta are married, reflecting a community with a strong proportion of established couples. The town is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 48.
1,175
▲ +22.9%
- 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 Tallangatta — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tallangatta's population is larger than about 76% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
48 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 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 27.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why the typical age in town is so high.
27.7% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tallangatta splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 12.1% of the population.
1.9% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tallangatta, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tallangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22426/tallangatta/topic/demographics-identity