329 ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 372
- 2016: 215
- 2021: 329
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarpeena · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tarpeena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks the recent shift in Tarpeena, where the typical resident is now 52 years old. This is a significant change from 2011, as the area has aged by 13 years and the total population shrank by 12% to 329 people.
329
▼ -11.6%
- 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 Tarpeena — lower than 81% of areas.
| Tarpeena | 329 |
|---|---|
| 5277, SA | 2,885 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is a sharp increase since 2011, when the typical age was only 39.
52 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 now make up 27.4% of the population, a rise of 22 percentage points since 2011. This helps explain why children under 15 have fallen to 14.0%, which is well below the national figure.
27.4% ▲ +406.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tarpeena, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 41.3% of residents are married, while 12.1% are in a de facto relationship.
2.7% ▲ +238.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tarpeena, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Tarpeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422055/tarpeena/topic/demographics-identity