Flowery Gully · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Flowery Gully

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

A typical resident in Flowery Gully is now 53, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has shifted toward an older demographic, where seniors and older adults make up nearly half of the population.

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📍 Flowery Gully, Suburb / Locality

Where Flowery Gully sits — Total population

82
  • 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 Flowery Gully — lower than 64% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Flowery Gully82
7270, TAS 4,370
Tasmania 557,571
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Flowery Gully is a small community of 82 people. Its typical resident is 53, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania or across Australia.

82

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 87
  • 2021: 82

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

53 yrs

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 52 yrs
  • 2021: 53 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, a figure about the same as the rest of Australia.

22.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

18.3%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Flowery Gully, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.9%. Conversely, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0%, which is well below the state and national figures.

16.9%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Flowery Gully, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (24%) 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: 0 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 12 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 6 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 4 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 6 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 Flowery Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60206/flowery-gully/topic/demographics-identity