524 ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 464
- 2016: 448
- 2021: 524
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taradale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taradale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taradale is 52 years old, making it a far older community than the national average. With 524 people living here, the area has a mature population and a high number of older adults.
524
▲ +12.9%
- 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 Taradale — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This makes Taradale much older than most similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +18.2%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 12.0%.
21.8% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taradale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 16.8%. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 1.1%, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Taradale splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Taradale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22447/taradale/topic/demographics-identity