1,149 ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,403
- 2016: 1,111
- 2021: 1,149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cressy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cressy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cressy is 38, making the area noticeably younger than the Tasmania average. This shift is driven by a high number of children and a smaller proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the state. With 1,149 people, it is larger than about 75% of similar areas.
1,149
▼ -18.1%
- 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 Cressy — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,149 people. Residents are generally younger than those in most other similar areas, with a typical age of 38.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 19.8% of the population, which is well above the Tasmania figure of 16.6%. This helps explain why there are far fewer seniors here than usual, with those aged 65 and over accounting for only 15.1%.
15.1% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cressy splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 15.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%.
3.0% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cressy, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Cressy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60139/cressy/topic/demographics-identity