41 ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 114
- 2016: 46
- 2021: 41
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taplan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taplan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the state average define Taplan, where the typical person is 50. This sparsely populated area has a unique mix of a high number of children and a very small senior population.
41
▼ -64.0%
- 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 Taplan — lower than 76% of areas.
| Taplan | 41 |
|---|---|
| 5311, SA | 398 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 41 people, making it smaller than about 75% of similar areas. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 24.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain the low number of seniors, as those aged 65 and over are far below the state average at just 7.3%.
7.3% ▲ +182.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taplan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.3% of the population, well above the national average. Additionally, 19.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is much higher than most other areas.
7.3% ▲ —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.2% ▲ +166.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Taplan splits fairly evenly between Never married (30%) and Married (27%), with Divorced at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Taplan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Taplan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41422/taplan/topic/demographics-identity