5,617 ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,968
- 2016: 5,366
- 2021: 5,617
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newstead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newstead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 5,600 people now live in Newstead, making it larger than the vast majority of similar areas. The population has shifted toward an older profile, with the typical resident now 43 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
5,617
▲ +13.1%
- 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 Newstead — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Newstead is home to 5,617 people. The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the state average and five years older than the typical Australian.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Older adults between 45 and 64 are the largest group at 25.5%, while children under 15 are slightly less common here than across Australia.
22.8% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Newstead splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up the largest group at 44.2%, while 35% of residents have never married. Around 2.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Tasmanian average.
2.7% ▲ +81.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newstead, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Newstead
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60453/newstead/topic/demographics-identity