1,412 ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,405
- 2016: 1,417
- 2021: 1,412
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tailem Bend · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tailem Bend
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 28% of residents are aged 65 or over in Tailem Bend, making it a significantly older area than most. The population of 1,412 people has barely changed since 2011, but the community has grown older as a whole. This shift is seen in the high proportion of seniors compared to the state and national figures.
1,412
▲ +0.5%
- 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 Tailem Bend — higher than 64% of areas.
| Tailem Bend | 1,412 |
|---|---|
| 5260, SA | 1,797 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by 3 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors live here, with 27.8% aged 65 and over, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This trend is paired with a smaller number of children under 15, who make up 14.9% of the population.
27.8% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tailem Bend splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. About 12.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tailem Bend splits fairly evenly between Never married (37%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415040/tailem-bend/topic/demographics-identity