50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tongio · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tongio
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up 42% of the population in Tongio, making it a notably older area. The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 50 people living here, it is a sparsely populated part of the region.
50
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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 Tongio — lower than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian of 38. This age is much higher than in most other similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed towards older residents, with 42% aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8% of the population, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
42.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tongio, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, with 22.9% of residents in such a partnership, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate lower than most other areas.
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.
22.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tongio, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tongio
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tongio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22530/tongio/topic/demographics-identity