72 ▼ -73.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 267
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 72
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bakers Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bakers Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bakers Beach is 58, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This small community of 72 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
72
▼ -73.0%
- 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 Bakers Beach — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 58 is among the highest for similar areas, which is 16 years older than the Tasmania average and 20 years older than the national figure.
58 yrs ▲ +20.8%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 34.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 6.9% of residents, which is far below most areas.
34.7% ▲ +84.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.9% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bakers Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Over half of the residents are married, while 11.7% are in a de facto relationship.
4.2% ▲ +269.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bakers Beach, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Bakers Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60027/bakers-beach/topic/demographics-identity