766 ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,092
- 2016: 768
- 2021: 766
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Currie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Currie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably older population defines daily life in Currie, where the typical resident is 48. This is far older than the national figure of 38, with a high proportion of seniors shaping the local community.
766
▼ -29.9%
- 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 Currie — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 766, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 28.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.1%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
28.7% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Currie splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.7%. Around 2.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average.
2.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.7% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Currie splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60142/currie/topic/demographics-identity