Demographics and statistics
Towong Shire is located in North East Victoria, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. The Shire covers a land area of over 6,600 km².
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021 Census Data, Towong Shire has a population of 6,223 people. The median age is 52 years, with 50.9% of the population being male and 49.1% being female.
Most of the population is spread across the Shire, mostly in rural townships. The largest township is Corryong, with 1,352 residents, followed by Tallangatta, with 1,175 residents.
ABS QuickStats
ABS QuickStats provides high level Census data based on place of usual residence (that is, where people usually live, rather than where they were counted on Census night). The data are grouped by:
- Persons: Age, education, language, ancestry, religion and employment of people in the selected area.
- Families: Including family composition, single parent families and family income in the selected area.
- Dwellings: Including the structure and type of dwellings, number of bedrooms, household income, mortgage and rent payments, and number of registered vehicles in the selected area.
Visit the ABS website for QuickStats for Towong Shire.
ABS Community Profiles
ABS Community Profiles allow you to explore the social, economic and demographic characteristics of specific areas. They provide a comprehensive statistical overview of an area in Excel format, including data on people, families and dwellings.
Visit the ABS website to find Community Profiles for Towong Shire.
*Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census QuickStats Towong Shire
https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/communi...
^Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census QuickStats Corryong
https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/communi...
~Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census QuickStats Tallangatta
