18,534 ▲ +82.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,142
- 2016: 13,258
- 2021: 18,534
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Torquay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Torquay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Children under 15 make up 22.4% of the population in Torquay, a figure well above the national average. This makes it one of the larger centres in the region with a notably young tilt to its community. While the typical resident is 39, the area has a strong presence of families and young adults.
18,534
▲ +82.7%
- 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 Torquay — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Torquay is among the largest areas of its kind with 18,534 people. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 22.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 16.4%, which is lower than most similar areas.
16.4% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Torquay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 13.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures. Around 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.6% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Torquay, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Torquay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22551/torquay/topic/demographics-identity