201 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 179
- 2021: 201
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Black Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Black Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Black Hills is 40 years old, making the area a little younger than the Tasmanian average. With 201 people living here, the community has a balanced age mix where children and seniors each make up about 17% of the population.
201
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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 Black Hills — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, which is a little younger than the state average but a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age structure is fairly spread out, with 29.4% of people being older adults aged 45 to 64. Those aged 65 and over make up 17.4% of the population, which is well below the Tasmanian average.
17.4% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Black Hills splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 3.5% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the community is married, while 37.7% have never been married.
3.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Black Hills, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) 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 Black Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60049/black-hills/topic/demographics-identity