759 ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 804
- 2016: 633
- 2021: 759
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Exeter · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Exeter
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Exeter is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national average. With 759 people, the community is larger than most similar areas and has a balanced mix of age groups, from a strong presence of children to a high number of seniors.
759
▼ -5.6%
- 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 Exeter — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 759 is larger than about 72% of similar areas. Residents are a little older than the state average and noticeably older than those across Australia.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual proportion of children under 15, who account for 19.2% of the area.
21.1% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Exeter, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Tasmanian average. Nearly half of the community are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
2.6% ▲ +76.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Exeter, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60195/exeter/topic/demographics-identity