117 ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 199
- 2016: 93
- 2021: 117
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boomer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boomer Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of the 117 residents in Boomer Bay are married, reflecting a community with a strong presence of established couples. This is an older area where the typical resident is 55, making it far older than the national figure. The population is small, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
117
▼ -41.2%
- 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 Boomer Bay — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Boomer Bay is 55, which is far older than the typical Tasmanian (42) or Australian (38). The total population is 117 people.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 10.3%.
25.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boomer Bay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.0% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.2% of the population, a figure well below the Tasmanian average of 13.5%.
6.0% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boomer Bay, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (26%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boomer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60062/boomer-bay/topic/demographics-identity