326 ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 368
- 2016: 303
- 2021: 326
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ouse · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ouse
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ouse is 46, making the area far older than the national figure. This small community of 326 people has a population that is noticeably older than the state average, though it is also home to a high number of children.
326
▼ -11.4%
- 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 Ouse — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ouse is larger than about 62% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania, with a typical age that is eight years higher than the national figure.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 are a little above the Australian average at 19.9%.
26.7% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ouse splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 18.2%. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 1.8%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure.
1.8% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ouse splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Ouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60484/ouse/topic/demographics-identity