Flintstone · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Flintstone

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Flintstone is far older than most people in similar areas, with an age of 58. This sparsely populated place is heavily skewed toward older adults, and there are currently no children under 15 living here.

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📍 Flintstone, Suburb / Locality

Where Flintstone sits — Total population

73
  • 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 Flintstone — lower than 66% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Flintstone73
7030, TAS 19,720
Tasmania 557,571
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Flintstone is a small community of just 73 people. This population is older than the national figure by 20 years.

73

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4
  • 2021: 73

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 57 yrs
  • 2021: 58 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Older adults make up the bulk of the area, with 39.7% aged 45 to 64 and 30.1% being seniors. This share of seniors is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%, which helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area.

Age structure

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In Flintstone, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About half of the residents are married, while 23.2% have never married. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national rates.

Marital status

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In Flintstone, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (16%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 12 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 10 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 6 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Flintstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60202/flintstone/topic/demographics-identity