5,227 ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,254
- 2016: 5,145
- 2021: 5,227
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tannum Sands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tannum Sands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people live here than in 90% of similar areas, with Tannum Sands hosting 5,227 residents. The area has a distinct profile where children are much more common than usual, while seniors are far less numerous than in most other places.
5,227
▼ -0.5%
- 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 Tannum Sands — higher than 86% of areas.
| Tannum Sands | 5,227 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +13.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the 12.7% of seniors is much lower than most areas and well below the national average.
12.7% ▲ +80.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tannum Sands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure much higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also more common here at 14.0%, which is a little above the national figure.
5.6% ▲ +145.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tannum Sands, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Tannum Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32742/tannum-sands/topic/demographics-identity