449 ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 287
- 2016: 408
- 2021: 449
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tungamah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tungamah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people in Tungamah are older than in most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 50. This community of 449 people is far older than the national and state figures, though it maintains a notable number of children and seniors.
449
▲ +56.4%
- 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 Tungamah — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia. The total population of 449 is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the national and state levels. At the same time, children under 15 account for 20.3%, which is a little above the national average.
23.8% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tungamah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.1% of the population, well above the Victorian figure. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 13.4% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the national average.
5.1% ▲ +390.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +104.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tungamah, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Tungamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22587/tungamah/topic/demographics-identity