Quamby Bend · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Quamby Bend

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far higher proportion of people are in de facto relationships in Quamby Bend than in most other similar areas. This sparsely populated place has a typical resident aged 35, making it noticeably younger than both the Tasmanian and national figures.

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📍 Quamby Bend, Suburb / Locality

Where Quamby Bend sits — Total population

28
  • 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 Quamby Bend — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Quamby Bend28
7292, TAS 655
Tasmania 557,571
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 28 people, which is smaller than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is 35, making the area much younger than most others.

28

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26
  • 2021: 28

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

35 yrs

Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41 yrs
  • 2021: 35 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up 10.7% of the population, figures that are well below the national and state averages. Youth aged 15 to 24 are the largest group at 21.4%.

10.7%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.7%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Quamby Bend, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 42.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the figures for Tasmania and Australia. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

42.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 42.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Quamby Bend splits fairly evenly between Married (33%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 20%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 4 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Quamby Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60528/quamby-bend/topic/demographics-identity