89 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85
- 2021: 89
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Doctors Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Doctors Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average shapes daily life in Doctors Rocks, where the typical resident is 55. This small community of 89 people is largely made up of seniors and older adults, with very few children living in the area.
89
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- 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 Doctors Rocks — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania or Australia. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 34.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 11.2% of the community.
34.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Doctors Rocks splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.2%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Doctors Rocks, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Doctors Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60159/doctors-rocks/topic/demographics-identity