138 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 134
- 2021: 138
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koonya · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Koonya
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Koonya is far older than most people in similar areas. The population is small, with only 138 people, and it is characterized by a very high proportion of seniors.
138
—
- 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 Koonya — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident is 61 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38).
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 29.7% of the population, well above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.5%.
29.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Koonya, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. More than half of residents are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
3.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Koonya, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Koonya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60309/koonya/topic/demographics-identity