62 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56
- 2016: 89
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 62 people lives in Tara, where the community is remarkably young and entirely Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. With a typical resident aged only 21, it is far younger than most areas in the territory and across Australia.
62
▲ +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 Tara — lower than 69% of areas.
| Tara | 62 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 21, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This small population is smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
21 yrs ▼ -38.2%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 21 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 41.9% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain the very young age profile, especially as there are no residents aged 65 or over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
41.9% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tara, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Everyone in Tara identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 15.8% of the population, which is well above the national average.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tara, Never married is the majority at 58%; Married is next at 42%.
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 Tara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70250/tara/topic/demographics-identity