200 ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 217
- 2016: 198
- 2021: 200
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Neika · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Neika
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 200 people in Neika are married. This small community has a typical resident aged 45, making it noticeably older than both the Tasmanian and national figures. The area is mostly made up of older and middle-aged adults.
200
▼ -7.8%
- 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 Neika — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 200 is larger than about 55% of similar areas. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian average by 3 years.
45 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 46 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 12.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the area feels older, with 32% of residents being adults aged between 45 and 64.
17.5% ▲ +246.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Neika, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.8%, which is well above the national figure. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the Australian average.
1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Neika, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Neika [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60448/neika/topic/demographics-identity