1,722 ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,359
- 2016: 1,568
- 2021: 1,722
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tooradin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tooradin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high number of children under 15 makes Tooradin a notably family-oriented place. With 1,722 residents, it is larger than most similar areas and has a diverse age mix, though the typical resident is a little older than the national figure at 40.
1,722
▲ +26.7%
- 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 Tooradin — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,722 is larger than about 79% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 40, this is only a little older than the 38-year-old typical resident across Victoria and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high proportion of children is balanced by a mix of older adults and seniors, who make up 25.6% and 18.1% of the area respectively.
18.1% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tooradin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 51.3% of residents are married, and the 11.8% in de facto relationships is about the same as the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.0% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
1.0% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tooradin, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
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 Tooradin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22546/tooradin/topic/demographics-identity