57 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taunton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taunton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 57 people living in Taunton are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This sparsely populated area is far older than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 61.
57
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- 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 Taunton — lower than 70% of areas.
| Taunton | 57 |
|---|---|
| 4674, QLD | 1,579 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 57 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 69% of similar areas.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Taunton has very few children, with those under 15 making up just 7% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 18.2%, while seniors aged 65 and over are well above the national average at 22.8%.
22.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taunton, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 51%; Seniors (65+) is next at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.7% of the population, a figure much lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taunton, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Taunton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32760/taunton/topic/demographics-identity