62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tempy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tempy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of just 62 people defines daily life in Tempy, where a high number of children and seniors create a distinct age gap. This creates a community where the young and elderly make up over half of the residents.
62
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- 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 Tempy — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tempy is 41, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 25.8% of the area, well above the 18.2% national average. At the same time, seniors aged 65 and over are far more common here than across Australia, representing 29.0% of the population.
29.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tempy splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Children (0–14) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 66.7% of the population, while people in de facto relationships are far below the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tempy, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 18%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tempy
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tempy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22485/tempy/topic/demographics-identity