3,121 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,001
- 2016: 3,070
- 2021: 3,121
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Taroona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Taroona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of people in Taroona are married, which is a key feature of a community where the typical resident is 47. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with a population of 3,121 people.
3,121
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Taroona — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 47 years old, which is noticeably older than the Tasmania average and far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents shape this area, with 23.7% aged 65 and over, which is well above the Australian average. This is consistent with the low proportion of children under 15, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
23.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Taroona, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population, which is well below the state figure. About 12.2% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is around the middle for similar areas.
0.9% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Taroona, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Taroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60668/taroona/topic/demographics-identity