596 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 556
- 2016: 554
- 2021: 596
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Otago · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Otago
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 51 makes Otago far older than most other areas in the region. This shift towards a senior population shapes daily life here, with over a quarter of the 596 residents aged 65 or over.
596
▲ +7.2%
- 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 Otago — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and the national figure of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 26.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15 than most other places, at just 15.1%.
26.3% ▲ +83.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Otago, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 60.5% of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the community, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 5.4%.
2.2% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Otago, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Otago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60483/otago/topic/demographics-identity