2,096 ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,097
- 2016: 1,997
- 2021: 2,096
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Battery Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Battery Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Battery Point, where the typical resident is 43. This area is larger than about 81% of similar places, with a strong presence of seniors that far exceeds the national figure.
2,096
▼ 0.0%
- 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 Battery Point — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, making Battery Point a little older than the Tasmania average and noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There is a stark age gap here, with people aged 65 and over making up 27.6% of the population—far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
27.6% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.4% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Battery Point, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of residents, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.1%, well below the state average.
1.1% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Battery Point splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Battery Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60033/battery-point/topic/demographics-identity