57 ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taldra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taldra is just 36 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national averages. With a small population of 57 people, the community is defined by a distinct lack of seniors and a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taldra — lower than 70% of areas.
| Taldra | 57 |
|---|---|
| 5311, SA | 398 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Taldra is a small area with only 57 residents. The usual person living here is 36, which is 5 years younger than the typical South Australian.
57 ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
36 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up only 5.3% of the population, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia. This low number of older people is mirrored by a small child population, which sits well below the national average at 12.3%.
5.3% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Taldra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 8.8% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Over half of the population is married, while 31.1% have never been married.
8.8% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Taldra, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Taldra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41417/taldra/topic/demographics-identity