391 ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 474
- 2016: 364
- 2021: 391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Electrona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Electrona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Electrona, where the typical person is just 34. This community is largely made up of young adults and children, with a population of 391 people.
391
▼ -17.5%
- 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 Electrona — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is far younger than the Tasmania figure of 42 and noticeably younger than the Australian average of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +21.4%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 27.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are much less common here, at just 11.5% compared to 20.9% across Tasmania.
11.5% ▲ +81.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.6% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Electrona splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most similar areas.
7.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Electrona, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (6%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Electrona
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Electrona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60185/electrona/topic/demographics-identity