618 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 555
- 2016: 588
- 2021: 618
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Clifton Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 618 people now lives in Clifton Beach, where families with children are more common than in most similar areas. This shift is seen in a younger age profile compared to the rest of the state, with a notably low number of seniors.
618
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Clifton Beach — higher than 68% 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 figure and noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +23.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 20.4% of the population, which is well above the state's 16.6%. This helps explain why the number of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at just 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +253.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Clifton Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 3.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up 16.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%.
3.7% ▲ +414.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clifton Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60118/clifton-beach/topic/demographics-identity