77 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67
- 2021: 77
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Malbina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Malbina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the 77 people living in Malbina are children, making it an exceptionally young place compared to the rest of the country. This high number of children helps explain why the typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the Tasmanian average but noticeably older than the national figure.
77
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- 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 Malbina — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Malbina is a small community of 77 people, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 29.9% of the population, a figure far above both the Tasmanian (16.6%) and national (18.2%) averages. Conversely, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 14.3%, which is well below the state figure.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Malbina splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. Many residents are in partnered relationships, with 60.6% being married and 16.7% in a de facto relationship, the latter being much higher than in most similar areas.
6.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Malbina, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Malbina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60379/malbina/topic/demographics-identity