36,305 ▲ +297.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,138
- 2016: 20,687
- 2021: 36,305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Truganina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Truganina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Truganina than in most other areas, with only 3.5% of the population aged 65 and over. This is a large and exceptionally young community where the typical resident is just 30 years old. These figures make it one of the youngest places in the region.
36,305
▲ +297.3%
- 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 Truganina — higher than 93% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Truganina is one of the largest areas at this level with 36,305 residents. The typical person here is 30, which is far younger than the national and state figure of 38 years.
30 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 29.1% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% national average. This high number of children and a large group of young adults (45.2%) help explain why the area is so much younger than most.
3.5% ▲ +64.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Truganina, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 45%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (61%), though the proportion of people in de facto relationships is 6.4%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.6% of the community.
0.6% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Truganina, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Truganina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22582/truganina/topic/demographics-identity