1,209 ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 934
- 2016: 1,050
- 2021: 1,209
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Primrose Sands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Primrose Sands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Primrose Sands is 54, which is far older than the same figure for Tasmania and Australia. This older age profile is a defining feature of the area, where over a quarter of the 1,209 residents are seniors. This makes the community much older than most similar areas across the country.
1,209
▲ +29.4%
- 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 Primrose Sands — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,209 is larger than about 76% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 54.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages at just 10.2%.
25.6% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Primrose Sands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. In terms of relationships, 40.5% of residents are married, while 12.3% are in a de facto partnership.
3.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Primrose Sands, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Primrose Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60522/primrose-sands/topic/demographics-identity