34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ranga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ranga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population and a strong Indigenous presence shape daily life in Ranga. The typical resident is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 34 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where seniors make up a very large portion of the community.
34
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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 Ranga — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ranga is a small community of just 34 people. This makes it smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up 41.2% of the population—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the typical age is so high, while children under 15 are much less common here at only 8.8%.
41.2% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ranga, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Youth (15–24) (14%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 11.8% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Tasmanian average of 5.4%. Additionally, 16.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well above the national average.
11.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ranga splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Widowed at 13%.
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 Ranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60537/ranga/topic/demographics-identity