1,136 ▲ +230.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 344
- 2016: 845
- 2021: 1,136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taroomball · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taroomball
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taroomball is just 35 years old, making this a noticeably younger place than the national average. This youthful energy is driven by a high number of children and young adults, creating a community focused on families.
1,136
▲ +230.2%
- 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 Taroomball — higher than 74% of areas.
| Taroomball | 1,136 |
|---|---|
| 4703, QLD | 25,129 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,136 residents, Taroomball is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The population is noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 12.6%, well below the state average of 17%.
12.6% ▲ +73.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taroomball splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.3%, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Additionally, 4.7% of the community are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a little above the national average.
4.7% ▲ +435.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taroomball, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Taroomball [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32756/taroomball/topic/demographics-identity