4,394 ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,169
- 2016: 3,779
- 2021: 4,394
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Old Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Old Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live here than in about 89% of similar areas, with Old Beach supporting a population of 4,394. The community is slightly younger than the state average, and it is notably home to a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most similar places.
4,394
▲ +38.7%
- 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 Old Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,394. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little younger than the Tasmanian figure but slightly older than the national average.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 18.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.4%, a figure that is a little above the national average but a little below Tasmania's.
18.4% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Old Beach splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This community also has a higher rate of de facto relationships at 15.6%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
4.5% ▲ +111.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Old Beach, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Old Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60475/old-beach/topic/demographics-identity