2,221 ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,801
- 2016: 2,022
- 2021: 2,221
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Sorell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Sorell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 2,221 people in Port Sorell are married, marking the most common relationship status in the area. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 52, far older than the national figure of 38.
2,221
▲ +23.3%
- 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 Port Sorell — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Port Sorell is larger than about 81% of similar areas, and its typical resident is 52. This is far older than the national typical age of 38 and 10 years older than the Tasmanian average.
52 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a lower proportion of children under 15, who make up 15.3% of the area.
27.3% ▲ +68.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Sorell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 11.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average.
5.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Sorell, Married is the majority at 56%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60516/port-sorell/topic/demographics-identity