647 ▲ +73.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 372
- 2016: 643
- 2021: 647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Don · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Don
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Don, where the typical resident is 45. With 647 people living here, the area is larger than about 70% of similar places and has a strong presence of Indigenous residents.
647
▲ +73.9%
- 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 Don — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Don is 45, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and the national figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
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 17.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.9%, a little below the state figure of 20.9%.
17.9% ▲ +103.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Don, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most adults are married (57.0%), while 11.6% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
5.7% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Don, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Don [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60162/don/topic/demographics-identity