1,196 ▼ -69.7%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,952
- 2016: 1,898
- 2021: 1,196
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tooradin · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tooradin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A loss of about 2,756 people since 2011 has seen the population of Tooradin shrink by 70%. Despite this decline, the area remains much younger than most similar places, with nearly a quarter of residents being children under 15.
1,196
▼ -69.7%
- 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 Tooradin — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,196, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 23.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the national figure at 15.1%.
15.1% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tooradin splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 51.1% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships make up 13.2%, which is a little above the national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.8%, among the lowest for this level.
0.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tooradin, Married is the majority at 51%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tooradin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215085/tooradin/topic/demographics-identity