568 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 588
- 2016: 574
- 2021: 568
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tawonga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tawonga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tawonga is 52, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This older age profile is the defining feature of the local population, which totals 568 people.
568
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Tawonga — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is far older than both the state and national averages, with the typical age sitting 14 years higher than in most of Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 or over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up a smaller share of the community at 15.5%.
25.9% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tawonga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 54.8% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.2%, which is about the same as the Victorian average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tawonga, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tawonga
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22470/tawonga/topic/demographics-identity