231 ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 375
- 2016: 212
- 2021: 231
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calder · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Calder
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Family life and young people are central to the daily experience in Calder, where children make up a larger share of the population than in most areas. This is a relatively young community of 231 people, with a typical age of 39 years.
231
▼ -38.4%
- 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 Calder — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian figure of 42, though a little older than the national average of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of children under 15 live here, at 20.3%, which is well above the state average. This helps explain why there are so few seniors, with people aged 65 and over making up only 9.1% of the population.
9.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Calder, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, at 10%. People in de facto relationships also make up 22.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average.
10.0% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% ▲ +74.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Calder, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Calder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60089/calder/topic/demographics-identity