547 → 0.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 547
- 2016: 447
- 2021: 547
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tolmie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tolmie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tolmie is 52, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. The community has a total population of 547 people. This older age profile is reflected in a high proportion of seniors and a higher-than-usual number of people in de facto relationships.
547
→ 0.0%
- 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 Tolmie — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents here is 52, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. Tolmie has a total population of 547 people, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +4.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 23.6% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. Children under 15 make up 16.6% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures.
23.6% ▲ +63.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tolmie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here at 18.1%, well above the 11.5% national average. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state figure.
0.9% ▲ +66.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tolmie, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Tolmie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22526/tolmie/topic/demographics-identity