87 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 87
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glendevie · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 makes Glendevie far older than the average Tasmanian and Australian resident. This sparsely populated area has a small community of 87 people, where seniors and older adults make up a large portion of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glendevie — lower than 62% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Glendevie older than most similar areas.
87 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 37.9%.
23.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Glendevie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 8% is well above the national figure of 3.2%. This is alongside a higher rate of de facto relationships compared to most other areas.
8.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Glendevie splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (44%), with Widowed at 7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glendevie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60230/glendevie/topic/demographics-identity