4,945 ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,359
- 2016: 4,507
- 2021: 4,945
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bellerive · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bellerive
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Bellerive are married, making it a settled area with a population of 4,945. It is a notably older community than the national average, with a high proportion of seniors and few children.
4,945
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Bellerive — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Bellerive is 44 years old. This is a little older than the Tasmanian figure and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
44 yrs ▼ -6.4%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Bellerive has a much higher proportion of people aged 65 and over than most areas, at 25.7%. This helps explain why the area is well below the national figure for children under 15, who make up only 14.3% of the population.
25.7% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bellerive splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.4% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
2.4% ▲ +131.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bellerive, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Bellerive [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60039/bellerive/topic/demographics-identity