176 ▼ -43.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 313
- 2016: 189
- 2021: 176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenfern · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenfern
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher proportion of children than usual now live in Glenfern, where the typical resident is 40 years old. This small community of 176 people is a little younger than the state average, though slightly older than the national figure.
176
▼ -43.8%
- 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 Glenfern — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 40 years old, which is a little younger than the Tasmania average of 42. The total population is 176 people.
40 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 17.0%.
17.0% ▲ +121.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenfern splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.0% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national average.
2.3% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenfern, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Glenfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60231/glenfern/topic/demographics-identity