533 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 495
- 2016: 458
- 2021: 533
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity mark Grove, where 6.9% of the population identifies this way. The area has a population of 533 people and is slightly younger than the Tasmanian average. It stands out for having a notably lower proportion of seniors compared to both the state and the nation.
533
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Grove — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, making the area a little younger than the Tasmanian average but noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 14.1% of the population, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 20.9% and the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.6%, a figure that is about the same as the rest of Australia.
14.1% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Grove splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A significant 17.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national rate of 11.5%. Nearly half of the population is married, while 34.3% have never been married.
6.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grove, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60254/grove/topic/demographics-identity