208 ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 159
- 2016: 199
- 2021: 208
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gordon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Gordon, where 40.9% of residents fall into this bracket. This small community is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 51. It is a place where seniors are common and Indigenous identity is much more prevalent than in most other areas.
208
▲ +30.8%
- 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 Gordon — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Gordon has 208 residents, making it larger than about 55% of similar areas. The typical person here is 51, which is far older than the average person in Tasmania or Australia.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are very few children, with those under 15 making up only 12.5% of the population. This is well below the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over are much more common at 26.4%.
26.4% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gordon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 8.7% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the state and national rates. Over half the population is married, and 15.7% are in de facto relationships, a figure well above the Australian average.
8.7% ▼ -42.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +100.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gordon, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60239/gordon/topic/demographics-identity