Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children than the state average live in Tylden. This rural area has a population of 645 people and a typical resident is 41 years old, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
Tylden has 645 residents, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The typical person here is 41, making the area noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian averages.
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 21.1% of the population, which is well above the state average. This contributes to a younger feel, as seniors aged 65 and over make up only 14.7% of residents, a figure a little below the national average.
De facto relationships are much more common here, with 16.8% of people in such partnerships compared to 11.5% nationally. About 0.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tylden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22597/tylden/topic/demographics-identity