893 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 820
- 2016: 824
- 2021: 893
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tyers · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tyers
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Tyers is larger than about 73% of similar areas, with a population of 893 people. It is an older community where the typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
893
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Tyers — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 893 people. Residents here are generally older than those in the state and national figures, where the typical age is 38.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 17.8% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.7%. Both figures are about the same as those for Victoria and Australia.
16.7% ▲ +113.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tyers splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high number of residents are in de facto relationships at 17.9%, which is well above the state and national figures. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.5% of the population.
1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tyers, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Tyers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22596/tyers/topic/demographics-identity