116,156 ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 109,152
- 2016: 109,024
- 2021: 116,156
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West and North West · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in West and North West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An ageing population is the biggest shift for West and North West since 2011, with the typical resident now 45. This is noticeably older than the national figure and reflects a trend where the area is growing older and larger, adding about 7,000 people over the last decade.
116,156
▲ +6.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is West and North West — lower than 73% of areas.
| West and North West | 116,156 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 116,156 people in 2021, a growth of 6.4% since 2011. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania and Australia, with the typical age rising by 4 years since 2011 to reach 45.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 now make up 23% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average and rose by 5.7 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 fell to 16.8%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
23.0% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West and North West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure and rose by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.2% of residents, a little above the national average.
8.4% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West and North West, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (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 and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/604/west-and-north-west/topic/demographics-identity