307 ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 287
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 307
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Irishtown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Irishtown than in the rest of Tasmania. This community of 307 people is younger than the state average, with a small senior population and a high number of children.
307
▲ +7.0%
- 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 Irishtown — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Irishtown is 41, making the area a little younger than the Tasmania average but noticeably older than the national figure.
41 yrs ▲ +32.3%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is well below the state and national figures at just 12.1%.
12.1% ▲ +65.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Irishtown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very prominent here, with 17.6% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, de facto relationships are much more common than in most areas, at 16.6%.
17.6% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Irishtown, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Irishtown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60289/irishtown/topic/demographics-identity