61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Talawa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Talawa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Talawa is now 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This small community of 61 people has a distinctive age split, where a high number of children live alongside a relatively small proportion of seniors.
61
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- 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 Talawa — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 47, which is noticeably older than the Tasmania average of 42 and far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas, at just 9.8%.
9.8% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Talawa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 23.3% of the community, which is far above the Australian figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Talawa splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (31%), with Divorced at 15%.
Age & sex structure
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 Talawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60664/talawa/topic/demographics-identity