147 ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 233
- 2016: 126
- 2021: 147
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bushy Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bushy Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 40.7% of the population in Bushy Park, which is the most common relationship status here. This small community of 147 people is generally older than the national average, with a notable number of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
147
▼ -36.9%
- 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 Bushy Park — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, making the area a little older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than the national figure.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both make up a higher proportion of the population than in most similar areas.
23.8% ▲ +104.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bushy Park splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 23.2%, far above the national rate.
6.8% ▲ +95.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.2% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bushy Park, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bushy Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60086/bushy-park/topic/demographics-identity