748 ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 789
- 2016: 736
- 2021: 748
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tallarook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tallarook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tallarook is 50, making the community far older than both the state and national averages. This older demographic is clear in the data, with seniors making up a large portion of the 748 people who live here.
748
▼ -5.2%
- 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 Tallarook — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population of 748 is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 14.7%.
22.3% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tallarook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Half of the population are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tallarook, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Tallarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22430/tallarook/topic/demographics-identity