5,012 ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,190
- 2016: 4,400
- 2021: 5,012
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glamorgan-Spring Bay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Glamorgan-Spring Bay is 57, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This aging trend is reflected in the fact that over a third of the population are now seniors. The community has grown by 20% since 2011, adding around 822 people to the total population.
5,012
▲ +19.6%
- 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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay — lower than 66% of areas.
| Glamorgan-Spring Bay | 5,012 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 5,012 people in 2021. This community is far older than the national figure, with the typical age rising 4 years since 2011.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This shift comes as children under 15 fell to 9.9%, a figure well below both the state and national levels.
34.0% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glamorgan-Spring Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian figure. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, with 13.5% of people in such partnerships.
4.4% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glamorgan-Spring Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62410/glamorgan-spring-bay/topic/demographics-identity