Talbot · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Talbot

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far older than most similar areas, Talbot has a typical resident aged 58. This small community of 114 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and middle-aged adults, though it also has a surprising number of children.

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📍 Talbot, Suburb / Locality

Where Talbot sits — Total population

114
  • 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 Talbot — lower than 56% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Talbot114
6302, WA 3,485
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts Talbot among the oldest areas at this level.

114

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 115
  • 2021: 114

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55 yrs
  • 2021: 58 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. This age gap is offset by a slightly higher-than-usual share of children under 15, at 20.2%.

25.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

20.2%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Talbot, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most of the population is married at 65.6%, and the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 3.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.

13.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Talbot, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 16%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 9 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 9 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 9 males; 60–64: 12 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 6 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 4 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 7 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 3 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Talbot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51424/talbot/topic/demographics-identity