32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gormanston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gormanston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 32 people living in Gormanston are seniors, making it a remarkably old community. The typical resident is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
32
—
- 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 Gormanston — lower than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Gormanston is a small settlement with only 32 residents. The typical person here is 59, which is 17 years older than the Tasmanian average.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A huge 46.9% of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 9.4% of the population, which is well below most other areas.
46.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gormanston, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 26.9%, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 13.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gormanston, the largest group is Married at 37%, followed by Divorced (26%) and Never married (22%).
Age & sex structure
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 Gormanston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60240/gormanston/topic/demographics-identity