35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Detention · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Detention
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Detention is just 24 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This small community of 35 people is far younger than the national average, with a population heavily skewed towards children and young adults.
35
—
- 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 Detention — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 24, which is far younger than the usual Tasmanian (42) or Australian (38) resident. Detention is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
24 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 28.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, which is far below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Detention splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships, both of which are well below the national figures. Over half the population is married, while 39.3% have never married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Detention, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 41%.
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 Detention [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60153/detention/topic/demographics-identity