24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33
- 2021: 24
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pelham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pelham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Pelham is a sparsely populated place with a typical resident aged 54. The population is very small, totaling just 24 people.
24
—
- 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 Pelham — lower than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and the national figure of 38.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.2% of the population. This is well above the state and national figures, with older adults aged 45 to 64 making up the largest group at 62.5%.
29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pelham, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 60%; Seniors (65+) is next at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships here, and nearly half of the population have never married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pelham, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Divorced (36%) and Married (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Pelham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pelham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60499/pelham/topic/demographics-identity