356 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 353
- 2016: 351
- 2021: 356
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Hicks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Hicks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 356 people now lives in Mount Hicks, where the community has become noticeably older than the national average. The typical resident is 47, making the area far older than the Australian average. This shift is most visible in the high number of seniors living here.
356
▲ +0.8%
- 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 Mount Hicks — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 356 is larger than about 63% of similar areas. Residents are typically 47 years old, which is noticeably older than the state average of 42.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.8% of the population, a figure that is far above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the 17.7% of children under 15 is about the same as the figure for Australia.
27.8% ▲ +181.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Hicks splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.3% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Most residents are married (62.5%), while those in de facto relationships (11.0%) are slightly fewer than in the rest of Tasmania.
5.3% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Hicks, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Mount Hicks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60428/mount-hicks/topic/demographics-identity