1,454 ▲ +94.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 747
- 2016: 1,161
- 2021: 1,454
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cambridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cambridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly one in five residents are children under 15, making Cambridge a place with more young people than most similar areas. The population has grown to 1,454 people, with a typical resident aged 41. This makes the area a little younger than the Tasmania average, though noticeably older than the national figure.
1,454
▲ +94.6%
- 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 Cambridge — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,454, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41 years old, slightly younger than the state average.
41 yrs ▼ -10.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the state figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.8%, which is a little below the Tasmania average.
18.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cambridge splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the area, a figure slightly above the national average. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander account for 2.1%, which is well below the state proportion.
2.1% ▲ +165.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cambridge, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cambridge
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60090/cambridge/topic/demographics-identity