373 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 343
- 2016: 335
- 2021: 373
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taromeo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taromeo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Taromeo, where the typical resident is now 56. This age gap is striking, as the typical person here is 18 years older than the average person in Queensland or Australia.
373
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Taromeo — higher than 61% of areas.
| Taromeo | 373 |
|---|---|
| 4314, QLD | 3,255 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Taromeo has 373 residents, which is a larger population than about 64% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.8% of the population, a figure far above the 17% seen across Queensland and Australia. Children under 15 account for 15.8%, which is slightly below the national figure.
29.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taromeo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.1% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are less common here at 9.5%, which is well below the state figure.
5.1% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taromeo, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Taromeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32753/taromeo/topic/demographics-identity