126 ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 303
- 2016: 112
- 2021: 126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paradise
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Paradise is far older than those in most similar areas, with an age of 59. This sparsely populated place has a population of 126 and is defined by a high proportion of seniors.
126
▼ -58.4%
- 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 Paradise — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38).
59 yrs ▲ +34.1%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 11.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so old, with 34.9% of people aged 65 and over, a figure far above the state and national averages.
34.9% ▲ +276.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Paradise, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while 15.0% are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.4% of the population.
2.4% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paradise, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60488/paradise/topic/demographics-identity