590 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 429
- 2016: 483
- 2021: 590
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hawley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hawley Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Hawley Beach, where the typical person is 54. This age gap is clear across the community, with a very high proportion of seniors and far fewer children than the national average.
590
▲ +37.5%
- 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 Hawley Beach — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 590 people living here, making the population larger than about 69% of similar areas. The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 42.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 31.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a low proportion of children under 15, at just 14.9%.
31.2% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hawley Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married (59.4%), while those in de facto relationships make up 13.3%.
3.6% ▲ +69.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +72.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hawley Beach, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Hawley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60264/hawley-beach/topic/demographics-identity