46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tandarook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tandarook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Tandarook stands out from most similar areas for its very young population and high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. With a total population of 46 people, the area is far younger than the national average and notably lacks any residents aged 65 or over.
46
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- 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 Tandarook — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tandarook is 37, which is a little younger than the same figure for Victoria and Australia.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area has no residents aged 65 and over, a figure far below the rest of the state.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tandarook splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas.
10.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tandarook, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Tandarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22439/tandarook/topic/demographics-identity