76 ▼ -69.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 76
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taylor Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taylor Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taylor Bay is 62 years old, making this one of the oldest areas in the region. With a small population of 76 people, the community is predominantly made up of older adults and seniors.
76
▼ -69.2%
- 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 Taylor Bay — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 62 is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts Taylor Bay among the highest for age at this level.
62 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 40.8% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower here at 9.2% compared to the national figure of 18.2%.
40.8% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taylor Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas at 8.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in this area.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +64.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taylor Bay, Married is the majority at 55%; Divorced is next at 18%.
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 Taylor Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22472/taylor-bay/topic/demographics-identity