145 ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 173
- 2016: 122
- 2021: 145
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Scottsdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Scottsdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of residents are aged 65 or over in North Scottsdale, making it one of the oldest areas at this level. This sparsely populated place has a typical resident aged 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
145
▼ -16.2%
- 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 North Scottsdale — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 145 people. The typical resident is noticeably older than the Tasmanian average, with an age of 46 years.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has a very high proportion of seniors, as 33.8% are aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.2% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.
33.8% ▲ +102.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In North Scottsdale, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Additionally, those in de facto relationships account for 16.1% of residents, a figure well above the national average.
3.4% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →North Scottsdale splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (38%), with Widowed at 12%.
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 North Scottsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60462/north-scottsdale/topic/demographics-identity