3,002 ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,539
- 2016: 2,714
- 2021: 3,002
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Huonville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Huonville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Huonville compared to the state and national figures. The town has a population of 3,002 people, making it larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than the national average, with a typical age of 41.
3,002
▲ +18.2%
- 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 Huonville — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is a little younger than the Tasmania average but noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 20.7% of residents are seniors aged 65 and over, which is well above the own national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 18.0% of the population, a figure roughly the same as the national average.
20.7% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Huonville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
At 10.8%, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, accounting for 14.7% of residents.
10.8% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Huonville, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Huonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60285/huonville/topic/demographics-identity