25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blue Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blue Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Blue Rocks than in the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 49, making it noticeably older than the Tasmanian average.
25
—
- 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 Blue Rocks — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Blue Rocks is a small community of just 25 people. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with the typical age being 49.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Almost half of the residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, while children make up 16% of the population. Notably, there are no people aged 65 and over, which is far below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blue Rocks, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 60%; Children (0–14) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 20% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is far above both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
20.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →Blue Rocks splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (32%), with Divorced at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blue Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60056/blue-rocks/topic/demographics-identity