158 ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 182
- 2016: 170
- 2021: 158
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Cam · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Cam
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in East Cam is 47 years old, making the population far older than the national figure. This small community of 158 people is more likely to identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander than most other similar areas.
158
▼ -13.2%
- 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 East Cam — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian average and far older than the typical person across Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 32.3%. While children under 15 account for 17.7% of the population, the proportion of seniors is 17.1%, which is well below the state average.
17.1% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In East Cam, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.0% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national average. Most of the community are married (59.3%) or have never married (30.1%).
7.0% ▲ +108.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Cam, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for East Cam
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Cam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60175/east-cam/topic/demographics-identity