103 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 89
- 2021: 103
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarnook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarnook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tarnook is far older than the national average, with an age of 51. This sparsely populated area has a population of just 103 people, where older adults make up the largest age group.
103
—
- 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 Tarnook — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is much higher than most similar areas, making this community far older than the national figure of 38.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 42.7% of the population. Children under 15 account for 19.4%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 18.0%.
19.4% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tarnook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Over half the population is married, at 53.0%.
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.
12.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tarnook, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Tarnook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22452/tarnook/topic/demographics-identity