167 ▼ -39.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 275
- 2016: 156
- 2021: 167
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taranna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taranna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Taranna is 59 years old, making this area far older than the national average. This small community of 167 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and a notably strong presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
167
▼ -39.3%
- 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 Taranna — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 59, which is far older than the typical Tasmanian (42) and the average Australian (38).
59 yrs ▲ +11.3%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.0%, well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
33.5% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Taranna splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.4% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also common, at 28.1%, which is far above the Tasmanian average of 13.5%.
8.4% ▲ +226.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.1% ▲ +60.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Taranna splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (37%), 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 Taranna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60665/taranna/topic/demographics-identity