55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 55
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tandarra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 55 people makes Tandarra a very small, sparsely populated area. It is noticeably older than the national average, with a quarter of its residents aged 65 or over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tandarra — lower than 70% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Tandarra has a high proportion of seniors at 25.5%, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.7% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
25.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Tandarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 80.5%, and those in de facto relationships make up 17.1%, which is well above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tandarra, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tandarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22440/tandarra/topic/demographics-identity