577 ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 422
- 2016: 539
- 2021: 577
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tanby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tanby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of residents in Tanby are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much younger than most similar places. It is a growing community of 577 people where families are common.
577
▲ +36.7%
- 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 Tanby — higher than 67% of areas.
| Tanby | 577 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 22.7% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with a lower proportion of seniors, as those aged 65 and over make up only 14.0% of the community.
14.0% ▲ +79.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tanby, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, at 61.0%. However, those in de facto relationships make up 9.7% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure.
1.9% ▲ +166.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tanby, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Tanby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32738/tanby/topic/demographics-identity