222 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 168
- 2016: 175
- 2021: 222
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ridgeway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 222 people in Ridgeway are married, making this a family-heavy area. It stands out for having a very high proportion of children and far fewer seniors than the state or national average.
222
▲ +32.1%
- 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 Ridgeway — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is a little younger than the Tasmanian average but noticeably older than the national figure.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 30% of the population are children under 15, a figure far above the state and national averages. This helps explain why the area has far fewer people aged 65 and over than most other places.
14.0% ▲ +284.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ridgeway splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 22.4%, which is far above the national average. Around 2.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, about the same as the Australian figure.
2.7% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ridgeway, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/demographics-identity