2,244 ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,634
- 2016: 1,112
- 2021: 2,244
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Teesdale · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Teesdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Teesdale are married, reflecting a community of established households. The area is notably young, with children under 15 making up 24% of the population, which is well above the national figure.
2,244
▲ +37.3%
- 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 Teesdale — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Teesdale has grown significantly, adding about 610 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 2,244. The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both Victoria and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent just 11.9%, a figure well below the national average of 17.2%.
11.9% ▲ +81.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Teesdale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, and this figure rose 5.2 points since 2011 to reach 16.7%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin make up 0.9% of the population, which is among the lowest for areas at this level.
0.9% ▼ -51.4%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Teesdale, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Teesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215082/teesdale/topic/demographics-identity