142 ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 318
- 2016: 133
- 2021: 142
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caveside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caveside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families and children make up a larger share of daily life in Caveside than in most similar areas. While the total population is small at 142 people, the community is notably young for the region, with nearly 20% of residents being children under 15.
142
▼ -55.3%
- 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 Caveside — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is about the same as the Tasmania average but noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 19.7% of the population, a figure well above the state average. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, especially as the proportion of seniors is well below the Tasmanian average.
16.9% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caveside splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 7.0% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. More than half of the population are married, and 13.7% are in de facto relationships, which is higher than most areas.
7.0% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caveside, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Caveside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60104/caveside/topic/demographics-identity