81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarrawarra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tarrawarra is now 54, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarrawarra — lower than 64% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 81 residents, Tarrawarra is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 40.7% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This high number of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 8.6%.
40.7% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Tarrawarra, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Children (0–14) (10%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 60.9%, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national average at 0.0%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tarrawarra, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22457/tarrawarra/topic/demographics-identity