267 ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 243
- 2016: 231
- 2021: 267
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deep Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deep Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks the current profile of Deep Bay, where the typical resident is now 54. This is 16 years older than the same figure for Australia. The area is home to 267 people and has a very high proportion of seniors.
267
▲ +9.9%
- 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 Deep Bay — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deep Bay is far older than most areas, with a typical resident aged 54. This is 12 years older than the Tasmanian average.
54 yrs ▲ +22.7%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 33.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.5%, about the same as the state average.
33.3% ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Deep Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 17.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also well above the national average at 18.3%.
17.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deep Bay, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (20%).
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 Deep Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60147/deep-bay/topic/demographics-identity