252 ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 323
- 2016: 216
- 2021: 252
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dysart · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dysart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Dysart compared to the rest of the state. The area is home to 252 people and has a population that is noticeably older than the national average. Most residents are between 45 and 64 years old.
252
▼ -22.0%
- 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 Dysart — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, making the area a little older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 13.1% of the population, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This contributes to a profile where older adults (45–64) are the largest group at 32.9%.
13.1% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dysart, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Relationships here also differ from the norm, with 16.5% of people in de facto partnerships, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
8.7% ▲ +75.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +82.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dysart splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Dysart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60173/dysart/topic/demographics-identity