135 ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 212
- 2016: 118
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarome · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tarome is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated community of 135 people is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, though children under 15 also make up a fair share of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarome — lower than 54% of areas.
| Tarome | 135 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | 3,366 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the average person in Queensland or Australia. The total population is 135 people.
135 ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
47 yrs ▼ -4.1%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 34.8%. While 19.3% of residents are seniors—slightly above the state and national figures—children under 15 also account for 18.5% of the population.
19.3% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Tarome, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Marriage is common, with 60.6% of residents married, while only 8.2% are in a de facto relationship, a rate much lower than most areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tarome, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32752/tarome/topic/demographics-identity