83 ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 212
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 83
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Holwell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Holwell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Holwell than in other Tasmanian towns, with only 7.2% of the population aged 65 and over. This makes the area noticeably older than the national average, though it remains a small community of just 83 people.
83
▼ -60.8%
- 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 Holwell — lower than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Holwell is 44 years old. This is a little older than the Tasmanian figure and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
44 yrs ▼ -6.4%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While children under 15 make up 16.9% of the area, the number of seniors is far below the state and national figures. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 34.9%.
7.2% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Holwell, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are far more common here than across Australia, making up 23% of residents. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.0% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Holwell splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 23%.
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 Holwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60278/holwell/topic/demographics-identity