63 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Barretta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Barretta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group in Barretta, which has a total population of 63 people. This is a far older area than most, with a typical resident aged 56. It is a sparsely populated place where there are currently no children or youth under the age of 25.
63
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- 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 Barretta — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, making the population far older than the state figure of 42 and the national figure of 38. This is much higher than most similar areas.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 27.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Conversely, there are no children under 15, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 16.6%.
27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Barretta splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Seniors (65+) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.9%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
4.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Barretta splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 17%.
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 Barretta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60031/barretta/topic/demographics-identity