118 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96
- 2021: 118
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Poatina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Poatina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Poatina is now 47 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With only 118 people living here, the population remains small and is older than most other similar areas.
118
—
- 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 Poatina — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian average of 42 and far older than the Australian figure of 38.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 18.6% of the population, which is a little above the state average. People aged 65 and over represent another 18.6%, a figure slightly above the national average.
18.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Poatina, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Only 6.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, a result much lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Poatina, Married is the majority at 60%; 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 Poatina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60509/poatina/topic/demographics-identity