856 ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 662
- 2016: 732
- 2021: 856
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dromedary · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dromedary
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Dromedary compared to the rest of Australia. This community of 856 people is generally younger than the state average, with a typical resident aged 42. It is a family-focused area where more than half of the adults are married.
856
▲ +29.3%
- 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 Dromedary — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dromedary is larger than about 73% of similar areas. The typical person here is 42, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but noticeably older than the national average of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 17.3% of people aged 65 and over is well below the state figure of 20.9%.
17.3% ▲ +73.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dromedary, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here at 9.2%, a figure well above both the state and national averages. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas, making up 16.4% of the population.
9.2% ▲ +144.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dromedary, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Dromedary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60168/dromedary/topic/demographics-identity