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.
Quamby Bend · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Quamby Bend — lower than 82% of areas.
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Quamby Bend, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
42.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Quamby Bend splits fairly evenly between Married (33%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 20%.
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