427 ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 427
- 2021: 427
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quoiba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Quoiba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Quoiba, where 32.1% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 45. This shift is seen in the high proportion of seniors and a smaller number of children compared to most other areas.
427
▲ +1.9%
- 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 Quoiba — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Quoiba has 427 residents, which is larger than about 66% of similar areas. The typical person here is 45, making the population noticeably older than both the Tasmanian and national figures.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national rate at 14.5%.
20.8% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Quoiba, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the community, which is much higher than in most other areas. About 44.6% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia.
6.3% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Quoiba, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Quoiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60532/quoiba/topic/demographics-identity