576 ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 485
- 2016: 481
- 2021: 576
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nubeena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nubeena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nubeena is 52 years old, making the community far older than the national average. This small town of 576 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
576
▲ +18.8%
- 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 Nubeena — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and the national average of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This contributes to the area having fewer children under 15 than most other places.
27.1% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nubeena, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19.1%.
7.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Nubeena splits fairly evenly between Never married (36%) and Married (35%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Nubeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60467/nubeena/topic/demographics-identity