73 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71
- 2021: 73
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rhyndaston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rhyndaston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Rhyndaston has seen its population remain small and sparse, with 73 residents living across the area. The community is notably older than the national average, but it stands out for having a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
73
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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 Rhyndaston — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Rhyndaston is 48, making the area far older than the Australian figure of 38 and noticeably older than the Tasmania average.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Almost half of the population falls into the 45 to 64 age bracket. There are far fewer seniors over 65 here than in the rest of Tasmania, and the number of children is also well below the national figure.
9.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rhyndaston, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 53%; Children (0–14) is next at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13.7% of the population, which is far above the national average of 3.2%. In contrast, people in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
13.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rhyndaston, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (40%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rhyndaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60549/rhyndaston/topic/demographics-identity