641 ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 561
- 2016: 567
- 2021: 641
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gravelly Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gravelly Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 70% of similar areas have a smaller population than Gravelly Beach. This community is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with the typical resident being 46 years old.
641
▲ +14.3%
- 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 Gravelly Beach — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, making the area far older than the Australian average and noticeably older than the Tasmanian figure. The total population is 641 people.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 15.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, one in five residents are seniors aged 65 and over, a share that is a little above the Australian average.
20.0% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gravelly Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.1% of the population, which is well above the national average. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander account for 1.9%, a figure that is well below the state average.
1.9% ▲ +250.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +79.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gravelly Beach, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Gravelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60248/gravelly-beach/topic/demographics-identity