50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Needles · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Needles
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Needles is 45, making the area noticeably older than both Tasmania and the rest of Australia. This sparsely populated place has only 50 people and stands out for having a much smaller proportion of children and seniors than most other areas.
50
—
- 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 Needles — lower than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small, with only 50 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 72% of similar areas.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 only 10% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also far below the state and national averages at just 6%.
6.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Needles, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Children (0–14) (17%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Most residents are married, making up 79.4% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 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: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Needles, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Needles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60447/needles/topic/demographics-identity