32 ▼ -91.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 371
- 2016: 57
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arthur River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arthur River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the highest in its class for Indigenous identity, Arthur River is a small, older community of just 32 people. The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
32
▼ -91.4%
- 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 Arthur River — lower than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 32 people living in the area. This makes it smaller than about 79% of similar places.
51 yrs ▲ +37.8%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community where children under 15 make up only 9.4% of the population, well below the Tasmanian figure of 16.6%. Seniors aged 65 and over are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 21.9% of residents.
21.9% ▲ +309.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% ▼ -55.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arthur River, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 28.1% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 16.0% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average.
28.1% ▲ +115.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arthur River, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Arthur River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60020/arthur-river/topic/demographics-identity