8,732 ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,176
- 2016: 8,376
- 2021: 8,732
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taringa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taringa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taringa is now just 33 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. With 8,732 people, it is one of the largest suburbs at this level. This youthful profile is reflected in the high number of young adults and people who have never married.
8,732
▲ +21.7%
- 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 Taringa — higher than 87% of areas.
| Taringa | 8,732 |
|---|---|
| 4068, QLD | 25,676 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 33, which is much lower than most areas and five years younger than the national average.
33 yrs ▲ +13.8%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 35.9%. This helps explain why children under 15 (13.2%) and seniors (13.8%) are both well below the national figures.
13.8% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taringa, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Youth (15–24) (19%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the population (50.3%) have never married, while those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia. Only 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state figure.
0.8% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taringa, Never married is the majority at 50%; Married is next at 37%.
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 Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32751/taringa/topic/demographics-identity