693 ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 696
- 2016: 596
- 2021: 693
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burnie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Burnie than in most similar areas. The typical resident is 42 years old, making the population noticeably older than the national figure. With 693 people, it is larger than about 71% of areas at this level.
693
▼ -0.4%
- 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 Burnie — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42 years old, which is about the same as the Tasmania average but noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller number of children under 15, who make up only 11.5% of the area.
22.2% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnie splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 7.9%.
7.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Burnie splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60084/burnie/topic/demographics-identity