22,998 ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29,284
- 2021: 22,998
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Torquay - Jan Juc · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Torquay - Jan Juc
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 22,998 people in Torquay - Jan Juc are married. It is a family-heavy area where children make up a much larger share of the population than in most other similar places. While the typical resident is 40, the community has seen a significant drop in total population since 2011.
22,998
▼ -21.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Torquay - Jan Juc — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 21% since 2011, losing about 6,286 people. Despite this, it remains one of the largest areas at its level.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 22.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.9%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
16.9% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Torquay - Jan Juc splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Those in de facto relationships now account for 13.5% of residents, up 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
0.6% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Torquay - Jan Juc, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Torquay - Jan Juc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212007/torquay-jan-juc/topic/demographics-identity