111 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 106
- 2021: 111
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quamby Brook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Quamby Brook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 65% of people in Quamby Brook are married, marking the most common relationship status in this small community. It is a place where residents are generally older than those in the rest of the state, though it also has a higher proportion of children than most areas.
111
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- 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 Brook — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, making the population far older than the national figure and noticeably older than the Tasmanian average. There are 111 people living in the area.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This older trend is balanced by a higher-than-usual share of children under 15, at 19.8%.
25.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Quamby Brook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the share of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas.
4.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Quamby Brook, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Quamby Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60529/quamby-brook/topic/demographics-identity