192 ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 300
- 2016: 216
- 2021: 192
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Avoca
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Avoca is 50 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This small community of 192 people has a population that skews heavily toward older adults and seniors.
192
▼ -36.0%
- 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 Avoca — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 50, which is far older than the Tasmanian average of 42 and the national figure of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22.4% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 33.3%.
22.4% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Avoca, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 20% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the area, which is well below the state average.
2.1% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Avoca splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (41%), with Widowed at 8%.
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60023/avoca/topic/demographics-identity