Bream Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bream Creek

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A strong presence of Indigenous culture and a high number of couples living together define daily life in Bream Creek. This small community of 126 people is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian average, with the typical resident aged 39.

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Where Bream Creek sits — Total population

126
  • 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 Bream Creek — lower than 55% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bream Creek126
7175, TAS 184
Tasmania 557,571
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 39, making Bream Creek noticeably younger than the state average of 42.

126

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 124
  • 2021: 126

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

39 yrs

Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 39 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 only 12.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 are also few, at 14.3%, which is well below the Australian average.

12.7%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.3%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Bream Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous people make up 7.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common here at 24.1%, a rate far above the Tasmanian average of 13.5%.

24.1%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Bream Creek, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 9 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 10 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 5 males; 30–34: 7 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 6 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 5 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 3 females

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 Bream Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60070/bream-creek/topic/demographics-identity