20,709 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18,888
- 2016: 19,282
- 2021: 20,709
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meander Valley · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Meander Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Meander Valley is 46, making the area far older than the national average. This aging trend is a key feature of the region, as the population has grown by 9.6% since 2011 while the proportion of seniors has climbed significantly.
20,709
▲ +9.6%
- 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 Meander Valley — higher than 60% of areas.
| Meander Valley | 20,709 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 20,709 people since 2011. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania, with the typical age rising by 4 years over the last decade.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 23.7% of the community, which is well above the national figure. This shift is clear as the number of seniors rose 6.7 points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell to 16.5%.
23.7% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meander Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is about the same as the national average. Nearly half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.4% since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meander Valley, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Meander Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64210/meander-valley/topic/demographics-identity