19,918 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19,329
- 2016: 18,895
- 2021: 19,918
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnie · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Burnie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Burnie than in other parts of the state. This population grew to 8.5% by the 2021 census. The area is home to 19,918 people and has a typical resident age of 40.
19,918
▲ +3.0%
- 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 Burnie — higher than 59% of areas.
| Burnie | 19,918 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Burnie's population grew by 3.0% since 2011, adding about 589 people. The typical resident is 40, which is a little younger than the Tasmanian figure but a little older than the national one.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 18.9% of the population, a figure that rose 3.0 points since 2011. Children under 15 account for 18.1%, which is about the same as the national average.
18.9% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well above the state and national figures at 8.5%. Additionally, de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 13.8% of residents.
8.5% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Burnie splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60610/burnie/topic/demographics-identity