1,908 ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,439
- 2016: 1,722
- 2021: 1,908
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Prospect
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than five percentage points more seniors live in Prospect than the national average. This community of 1,908 people is noticeably older than the rest of Australia, with a typical resident aged 43.
1,908
▲ +32.6%
- 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 Prospect — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,908, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents are slightly older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than the national figure.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15, at 15.0%, which is well below the Australian figure.
22.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Prospect splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. Around 42.9% of residents are married, while 12.5% are in a de facto relationship.
3.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Prospect, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60524/prospect/topic/demographics-identity