1,973 ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,869
- 2016: 1,926
- 2021: 1,973
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tongala · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tongala
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher proportion of seniors than the state average live in Tongala, where 23.1% of residents are aged 65 and over. This town has a population of 1,973 people and a diverse age mix. While the typical resident is 41, there are also more children here than in most similar areas.
1,973
▲ +5.6%
- 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 Tongala — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Tongala is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 1,973, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This younger group balances out a large senior population, as those aged 65 and over are well above the state and national levels.
23.1% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tongala splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most residents are married (46.2%), while 11.9% are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the rest of Australia.
3.8% ▲ +126.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tongala, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Tongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22528/tongala/topic/demographics-identity