Tenby Point · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Tenby Point

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Tenby Point is 52, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 206 people has a strong lean towards older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.

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Where Tenby Point sits — Total population

206 ▼ -44.3%
  • 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 Tenby Point — higher than 54% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Tenby Point206
3984, VIC 7,374
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of 52 is much higher than most similar areas, sitting 14 years above both the Victorian and national averages.

206 ▼ -44.3%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 370
  • 2016: 184
  • 2021: 206

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs ▲ +10.6%

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 47 yrs
  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 52 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 26.2% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 14.1%.

26.2% ▲ +13.5%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.1% ▼ -23.8%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Tenby Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common here at 24.2%, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, which is well below the national average.

24.2% ▲ +109.5%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Tenby Point, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (13%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 6 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 8 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 11 males; 65–69: 8 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 11 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 10 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 7 males; 35–39: 7 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 9 males; 30–34: 6 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 9 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 5 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 10 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 7 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 6 males; 5–9: 6 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 6 males; 0–4: 6 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tenby Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22486/tenby-point/topic/demographics-identity