728 ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 862
- 2016: 683
- 2021: 728
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oatlands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oatlands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of residents in Oatlands are seniors, making it a significantly older community than the rest of the state. With 728 people living here, the typical person is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
728
▼ -15.5%
- 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 Oatlands — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than both the Tasmanian average of 42 and the national figure. The total population is 728, making it larger than about 71% of similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 10.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why 35.3% of the area are seniors, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
35.3% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Oatlands splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Married people are the largest group at 43.8%, while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.2%.
4.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oatlands, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Oatlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60473/oatlands/topic/demographics-identity