6,770 ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6,194
- 2016: 6,104
- 2021: 6,770
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Break O'Day · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Break O'Day
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Break O'Day is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 56. This age gap is a defining feature of the area, where seniors make up nearly a third of the population. While the total population grew by 9.3% to reach 6,770 people since 2011, the community has become steadily older.
6,770
▲ +9.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Break O'Day — lower than 61% of areas.
| Break O'Day | 6,770 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 56, which is far older than the Tasmania figure of 42 and the national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by 6 years since 2011.
56 yrs ▲ +12.0%
Older than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 31.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This shift is consistent with a drop in children under 15, who now make up just 12.9% of the area.
31.5% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Break O'Day splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, making up 15.3% of the population. Meanwhile, 4.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Break O'Day, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Break O'Day [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60210/break-o-day/topic/demographics-identity