131 ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 125
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenorchy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenorchy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Glenorchy, where the typical resident is 53. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 131 people, with a striking number of seniors living here compared to other regions.
131
▼ -51.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenorchy — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 131 residents. The typical age here is 53, which is far older than the typical 38-year-old in Victoria or across Australia.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 30.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 9.9%.
30.5% ▲ +129.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -50.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Glenorchy, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.6%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.6% ▲ +152.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenorchy, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21041/glenorchy/topic/demographics-identity