41 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58
- 2021: 41
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarcowie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarcowie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tarcowie is now 49, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small population of just 41 people and a distinct age profile that differs from the state average.
41
—
- 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 Tarcowie — lower than 76% of areas.
| Tarcowie | 41 |
|---|---|
| 5431, SA | 857 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 41 people living here. This makes Tarcowie smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Tarcowie is far older than most areas, yet it has a surprisingly low proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over sitting well below the national figure. Conversely, children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures.
12.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tarcowie splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. There are no people in de facto relationships here, a figure far below the Australian average, while nearly half of the population is married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tarcowie, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Divorced (28%) and Never married (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tarcowie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarcowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41425/tarcowie/topic/demographics-identity