392 ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 354
- 2016: 414
- 2021: 392
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarpeena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarpeena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Tarpeena is 52, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a population of 392 people and a high proportion of seniors. It is a community where older adults make up the largest age group.
392
▲ +10.7%
- 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 Tarpeena — higher than 62% of areas.
| Tarpeena | 392 |
|---|---|
| 5277, SA | 2,885 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52 years old, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia or across Australia. With 392 people, the population is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +23.8%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.8%, well below the state and national levels.
23.7% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tarpeena, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. People in de facto relationships make up 14% of the population, which is a little above the national average.
2.3% ▼ -61.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tarpeena, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
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 Tarpeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41428/tarpeena/topic/demographics-identity