Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 600 people in Tallygaroopna are married. This is a family-oriented area where children make up a much larger share of the population than in most similar places. While the typical resident is 40, the community is notably young in its overall structure.
Tallygaroopna has 600 residents, making it larger than about 69% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 40, which is a little older than the Victorian and national figures of 38.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 16.7%, which is about the same as the state and national proportions.
A little more than 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is slightly above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.1% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national levels.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tallygaroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22431/tallygaroopna/topic/demographics-identity