124 ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 244
- 2016: 102
- 2021: 124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eggs And Bacon Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eggs And Bacon Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Eggs And Bacon Bay is now 62 years old, making it one of the oldest areas for its size in the region. This sparsely populated spot is defined by a very high proportion of seniors and a notable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
124
▼ -49.2%
- 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 Eggs And Bacon Bay — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 124 people. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Tasmania and Australia, with a typical age of 62.
62 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 44.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.5% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average.
44.4% ▲ +120.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Eggs And Bacon Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 12.9% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas at 18.2%.
12.9% ▲ +58.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eggs And Bacon Bay, the largest group is Never married at 39%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (20%).
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 Eggs And Bacon Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60183/eggs-and-bacon-bay/topic/demographics-identity