4,267 ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,677
- 2016: 4,149
- 2021: 4,267
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Coast · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in West Coast
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define the West Coast, where the typical person is 47. This is a shrinking community that has lost 410 people since 2011. It is a place where seniors and older adults make up over half the population.
4,267
▼ -8.8%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is West Coast — lower than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,267, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania, with the typical age rising 8 years since 2011.
47 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 20.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to 15.8%, a drop of 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
20.9% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In West Coast, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas at 15.5%.
8.1% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →West Coast splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031097/west-coast/topic/demographics-identity