330 ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 185
- 2016: 319
- 2021: 330
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oyster Cove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oyster Cove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of people live in de facto relationships in Oyster Cove than across Tasmania or Australia. This small community of 330 people is notably older than the national average, with a strong presence of seniors and a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
330
▲ +78.4%
- 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 Oyster Cove — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, making the population noticeably older than both the Tasmanian and national figures.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure and higher than most similar areas.
23.6% ▲ +76.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Oyster Cove splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most areas. Many people are in de facto relationships, at 23.7%, a figure far above the state and national averages.
6.1% ▲ +177.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oyster Cove, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Oyster Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60485/oyster-cove/topic/demographics-identity