282 ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 281
- 2016: 247
- 2021: 282
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Garden Island Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Garden Island Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger feel has developed in Garden Island Creek compared to the state average. The area is now home to 282 people, with a typical resident aged 38, making it younger than most similar places in Tasmania.
282
▲ +0.4%
- 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 Garden Island Creek — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38, which is noticeably younger than the state figure of 42. This puts Garden Island Creek in a position where it is much younger than most similar areas.
38 yrs ▼ -22.4%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the typical age in the area is lower than in other parts of Tasmania.
18.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Garden Island Creek splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 12.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also very common at 21.4%, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
12.4% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.4% ▲ +88.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Garden Island Creek, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (29%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Garden Island Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60220/garden-island-creek/topic/demographics-identity