36 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 36
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myrtle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myrtle Bank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Myrtle Bank is 53, which is far older than the Tasmanian average of 42. This sparsely populated area of 36 people has a very different age profile than most parts of the state. While the typical resident is older, there is also a higher-than-usual proportion of children.
36
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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 Myrtle Bank — lower than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Myrtle Bank is small, with only 36 residents. This makes it smaller than about 77% of similar areas.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 19.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.7%, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average.
16.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Myrtle Bank splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Half of the population have never been married, and there are no people in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myrtle Bank, the largest group is Never married at 50%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Myrtle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60441/myrtle-bank/topic/demographics-identity