Tirroan · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Tirroan

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

More than a third of people in Tirroan are older adults aged 45 to 64. This small community of 150 people is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 57.

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📍 Tirroan, Suburb / Locality

Where Tirroan sits — Total population

150 ▼ -46.8%
  • 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 Tirroan — lower than 52% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Tirroan150
4671, QLD 6,285
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.

150 ▼ -46.8%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 282
  • 2016: 165
  • 2021: 150

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

57 yrs ▲ +16.3%

Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 49 yrs
  • 2016: 54 yrs
  • 2021: 57 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 32% of the population, far above the 17% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.7%.

32.0% ▲ +81.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.7%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 32.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.7% ▼ -10.4%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Tirroan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 12%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 21%. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0%.

21.0% ▲ +70.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 21.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Tirroan, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 7 males; 75–79: 4 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 11 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 12 males; 65–69: 8 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 11 males; 60–64: 9 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 9 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 8 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tirroan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32836/tirroan/topic/demographics-identity