359 ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 464
- 2016: 337
- 2021: 359
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deviot · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deviot
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 60% of people in Deviot are married, making it a place where traditional partnerships are common. This small community is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 59.
359
▼ -22.6%
- 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 Deviot — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deviot has 359 residents, which is more than about 63% of similar areas. The typical resident is 59, making the population far older than both the state and national figures.
59 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 37.3% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average. This shift toward an older community is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up only 9.7% of residents.
37.3% ▲ +93.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Deviot splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Children (0–14) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Tasmanian average. Those in de facto relationships account for 8.8% of residents, a figure much lower than most other areas.
1.9% ▲ +201.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deviot, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Deviot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60154/deviot/topic/demographics-identity