25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taroon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taroon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A tiny population of just 25 people defines Taroon, which is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. This is a notably older community, where the typical resident is 44 and nearly a quarter of the population are seniors.
25
—
- 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 Taroon — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower than most areas at just 12%.
24.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taroon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, accounting for 30.4% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in the area.
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.
30.4% —
Higher than 99% 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 Taroon, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Taroon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Taroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22453/taroon/topic/demographics-identity