6,829 ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6,827
- 2016: 6,617
- 2021: 6,829
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dorset · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Dorset
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of residents in Dorset are married, reflecting a community that is noticeably older than most. The typical person here is 48, which is far older than the national figure. This aging trend has grown since 2011, as more seniors move in while the number of children falls.
6,829
▲ +0.0%
- 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 Dorset — lower than 61% of areas.
| Dorset | 6,829 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dorset has 6,829 residents, a population that has barely changed since 2011. The typical resident is now 48, which is 10 years older than the Australian average.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This is consistent with a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.2% of the area.
25.7% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dorset splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 13.9% of the population, a proportion higher than most similar areas.
4.1% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dorset, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dorset
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dorset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61810/dorset/topic/demographics-identity