4,384 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,200
- 2016: 4,053
- 2021: 4,384
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Devonport · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Devonport
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live in East Devonport than about 88% of similar areas, with a community that is noticeably older than the national average. The typical resident is 44 years old, and there is a particularly strong presence of seniors and Indigenous Australians compared to other regions.
4,384
▲ +4.4%
- 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 Devonport — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 4,384 people. Residents here are a little older than the typical person in Tasmania and noticeably older than the Australian average.
44 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.5%, a rate roughly in line with both the state and the country.
24.9% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Devonport splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.2% of the population, which is well above the 5.4% seen across Tasmania. Regarding relationships, 12.2% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.2% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →East Devonport splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 East Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60176/east-devonport/topic/demographics-identity