1,583 ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,610
- 2016: 1,464
- 2021: 1,583
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Richmond
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Richmond is 51, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This older profile is reflected in the high number of seniors living here, with over a quarter of the population aged 65 and over.
1,583
▼ -1.7%
- 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 Richmond — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Richmond has a total population of 1,583 people, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the typical Australian, with a typical age 13 years higher than the national figure.
51 yrs ▲ +18.6%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 26.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.8%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
26.3% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Richmond splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (57.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 8.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.3% of the population, well below the state figure.
2.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Richmond, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60551/richmond/topic/demographics-identity