403 ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 447
- 2016: 373
- 2021: 403
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bridgenorth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bridgenorth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Bridgenorth, where the typical resident is 45. This is 7 years older than the national figure, though the area has a surprisingly small number of seniors compared to other regions.
403
▼ -9.8%
- 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 Bridgenorth — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bridgenorth has 403 residents, making it larger than about 65% of similar areas. The typical resident's age of 45 is noticeably older than the Tasmania average of 42.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 13.2% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. Conversely, children under 15 make up 18.9%, a figure that is higher than most areas.
13.2% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bridgenorth, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (58%), while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
3.7% ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bridgenorth, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Bridgenorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60072/bridgenorth/topic/demographics-identity