4,239 ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,625
- 2016: 3,920
- 2021: 4,239
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Margate · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Margate
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Margate, where the typical person is 37. This is five years younger than the Tasmanian average, creating a community with a high proportion of children and families.
4,239
▲ +16.9%
- 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 Margate — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 4,239 people, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is younger, as seniors aged 65 and over represent just 16.1% of residents.
16.1% ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Margate splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married at 54.3%, while 30.8% have never been married.
6.8% ▲ +57.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Margate, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60382/margate/topic/demographics-identity