1,012 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 838
- 2016: 862
- 2021: 1,012
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tawonga South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tawonga South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average marks Tawonga South, where the typical resident is now 50 years old. This shift is seen in the age profile, with seniors making up nearly a third of the population.
1,012
▲ +20.8%
- 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 South — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Tawonga South sits at 1,012 people, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 50.
50 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 30.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 14.7%.
30.3% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tawonga South splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of the population are married, and those in de facto relationships are a little more common than in most areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tawonga South, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tawonga South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22471/tawonga-south/topic/demographics-identity