24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36
- 2021: 24
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oaks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oaks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Oaks is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is dominated by older adults and seniors, with no children under 15 living here at all.
24
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- 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 Oaks — lower than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of Oaks is 24 people, making it smaller than about 83% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Tasmania.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Half of the population are older adults aged 45 to 64, while seniors make up 29.2%. This is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 20.9%.
29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Oaks, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 63%; Seniors (65+) is next at 37%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate of 3.2%. There are also no people in de facto relationships, far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oaks, the largest group is Married at 35%, followed by Separated (22%) and Widowed (17%).
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 Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60472/oaks/topic/demographics-identity