66 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 93
- 2021: 66
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Plenty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 years defines the small community of Plenty, making it far older than the national average. This is a sparsely populated area with only 66 residents, where a very small number of children live compared to the rest of the state.
66
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- 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 Plenty — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 66 people living here. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania or Australia.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 4.5% of the population, a figure far below the national average. This reflects an age structure where older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 45.5%.
16.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Plenty, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Youth (15–24) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. Most people have never been married (37.3%) or are married (35.6%).
4.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Plenty splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Plenty
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60508/plenty/topic/demographics-identity