182 ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 209
- 2016: 180
- 2021: 182
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emu Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a key feature of Emu Heights, where 12.1% of residents identify as such. The area is relatively young, with the typical resident aged 40. It is a small community of 182 people with a diverse mix of relationship statuses.
182
▼ -12.9%
- 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 Emu Heights — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Emu Heights is 40, making them a little younger than the Tasmanian figure but a little older than the national one.
40 yrs ▲ +17.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 only 6% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 17.6% of residents, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
6.0% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Emu Heights splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is well above the state and national figures at 12.1%. This is a place where people in de facto relationships are much more common than in most similar areas, accounting for 16.4% of the population.
12.1% ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Emu Heights, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60190/emu-heights/topic/demographics-identity