20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarnma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarnma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Tarnma is among the oldest areas in the region, where the typical resident is 74 years old. This sparsely populated place has a population of just 20 people and is far older than both the state and national averages.
20
—
- 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 Tarnma — lower than 86% of areas.
| Tarnma | 20 |
|---|---|
| 5413, SA | 826 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 74, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 20 people living here, it is smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
74 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 74 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 65% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below both the state and national figures.
65.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tarnma, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 59%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 41%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the small population is married, with 70% reporting this status. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Tarnma, Married is the majority at 61%; Divorced is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tarnma
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarnma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41427/tarnma/topic/demographics-identity