509 ▲ +300.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 127
- 2016: 362
- 2021: 509
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toorloo Arm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toorloo Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Toorloo Arm than across the state, with 16.1% of the population. This is a community of 509 people where the typical resident is 45, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
509
▲ +300.8%
- 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 Toorloo Arm — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 509 people, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 45.
45 yrs ▲ +55.2%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 20.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This contributes to a varied age structure where older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 35.6%.
15.9% ▲ —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -39.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Toorloo Arm, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, at 16.1%, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. In terms of relationships, 44.3% of people are married and 11.5% are in a de facto relationship.
16.1% ▼ -83.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▼ -60.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toorloo Arm, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Toorloo Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22548/toorloo-arm/topic/demographics-identity