15,174 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,095
- 2016: 15,519
- 2021: 15,174
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taylors Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taylors Lakes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taylors Lakes is 45, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This suburb is one of the largest in the region, with 15,174 people living across the area.
15,174
▼ -5.7%
- 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 Taylors Lakes — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 45 is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains 7 years older than the typical person across Victoria or Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17% of residents, a figure about the same as the rest of the state.
17.0% ▲ +114.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taylors Lakes, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common status for 56.1% of residents, while the 5% of people in de facto relationships is well below the national average of 11.5%. About 0.4% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.4% ▲ +286.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taylors Lakes, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Taylors Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22474/taylors-lakes/topic/demographics-identity