396 ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 493
- 2016: 209
- 2021: 396
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Truro · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Truro
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Truro are married, making it a community where traditional family structures are common. The area has seen a notable decline in size, with the population shrinking by 20% since 2011. While the typical resident is 43, the area is noticeably older than the national figure.
396
▼ -19.7%
- 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 Truro — lower than 74% of areas.
| Truro | 396 |
|---|---|
| 5356, SA | 799 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Truro is a small community of 396 people, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. This population has shrunk since 2011, losing around 97 people.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The typical resident is 43, and the age profile is slightly older than the South Australian average. Both the proportion of children under 15 and those aged 65 and over have fallen since 2011.
16.2% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Truro, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population, which is among the lowest for this level. De facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at 10.8%.
0.8% ▼ -85.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Truro, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Truro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422057/truro/topic/demographics-identity