283 ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 401
- 2016: 407
- 2021: 283
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tambo · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tambo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Tambo, where the typical age is now 49. This small community has seen its population shrink by 29% since 2011, while the proportion of seniors has climbed significantly.
283
▼ -29.4%
- 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 Tambo — lower than 85% of areas.
| Tambo | 283 |
|---|---|
| 4478, QLD | 500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen to 283 people, which is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 49, making the area far older than both Queensland and Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +32.4%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 26.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This has come as the share of children under 15 fell from 24.6% in 2011 to 17.0% in 2021.
26.5% ▲ +117.4%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tambo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 9.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, rising to 14.7% since 2011.
9.9% ▲ +203.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tambo, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322115/tambo/topic/demographics-identity