218 ▼ -59.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 534
- 2016: 195
- 2021: 218
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Adventure Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Adventure Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Adventure Bay is 64 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is heavily weighted toward seniors, with nearly half the community aged 65 and over.
218
▼ -59.2%
- 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 Adventure Bay — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Adventure Bay has 218 residents, making it larger than about 56% of similar areas. The typical age here is far older than in Tasmania and Australia.
64 yrs ▲ +16.4%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 46.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 3.7%.
46.3% ▲ +82.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.7% ▼ -74.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Adventure Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (59%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.3%, which is lower than most areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.4% of the population.
1.4% ▼ -66.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Adventure Bay, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Adventure Bay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Adventure Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60007/adventure-bay/topic/demographics-identity