26 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 26
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarilta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarilta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tarilta is 62 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a very small community of just 26 people. The population is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors.
26
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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 Tarilta — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 62, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With only 26 residents, Tarilta is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 living here, which is far below the Victorian average. This helps explain why seniors make up a very high 34.6% of the population, well above the national figure.
34.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tarilta splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (45%) and Seniors (65+) (41%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. Over half of the residents are married, while nearly 30% have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Tarilta, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Tarilta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22449/tarilta/topic/demographics-identity