4,955 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,448
- 2016: 4,669
- 2021: 4,955
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tatura · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tatura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Tatura, where the typical person is 44, six years older than the state and national figures. This community of 4,955 people is larger than about 90% of similar areas and features a significant population of seniors.
4,955
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Tatura — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Tatura's total population is 4,955, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain the older age profile, while the 17.6% of children under 15 is about the same as the rest of the country.
23.4% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tatura splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of people identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.6% of the population, similar to the national figure of 11.5%.
2.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tatura, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
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 Tatura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22467/tatura/topic/demographics-identity