Tarraville · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Tarraville

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Tarraville is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is shaped by a missing generation of children and a high proportion of older adults.

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📍 Tarraville, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarraville sits — Total population

69
  • 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 Tarraville — lower than 67% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Tarraville69
3971, VIC 4,195
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 69 people, making it smaller than about 66% of similar areas.

69

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 80
  • 2021: 69

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51 yrs
  • 2021: 58 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 here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.5% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%.

27.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Tarraville, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Seniors (65+) is next at 29%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

A quarter of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Australian average.

25.0%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Tarraville, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (19%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 7 males; 70–74: 7 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 7 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22456/tarraville/topic/demographics-identity