1,903 ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,518
- 2016: 1,736
- 2021: 1,903
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Granton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Granton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors and more children than most similar areas define the profile of Granton. This community of 1,903 people is generally younger than the typical Tasmanian town, with a typical age of 40 years.
1,903
▲ +25.4%
- 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 Granton — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,903 residents, Granton is larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, making the area a little younger than the Tasmania average.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 18.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below the state figure of 20.9%.
14.4% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Granton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married, accounting for 53.8% of the population.
3.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Granton, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Granton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60244/granton/topic/demographics-identity