271 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 213
- 2016: 416
- 2021: 271
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Talbot · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Talbot
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults make up the largest group in Talbot (L), where 39.5% of the population is aged between 45 and 64. This is a distinctly mature community with a typical resident aged 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 27% since 2011 to reach 271 people.
271
▲ +27.2%
- 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 Talbot — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 61, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and 23 years older than the state and national averages. This age has climbed by 8 years since 2011.
61 yrs ▲ +15.1%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.1% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up only 7.4% of the area.
35.1% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.4% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Talbot splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (40%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 4.8% of the community, which is well above the Victorian figure of 1.0%. Those in de facto relationships account for 9.6% of residents, a proportion much lower than most similar areas.
4.8% ▲ +70.3%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Talbot, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Talbot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222088/talbot/topic/demographics-identity