337 ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 480
- 2016: 338
- 2021: 337
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ringarooma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ringarooma
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 Ringarooma, where 32% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 53. This creates a distinct demographic profile where over a quarter of the people are seniors.
337
▼ -29.8%
- 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 Ringarooma — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Ringarooma is 53, which is far older than the usual 42-year-old in Tasmania. The total population is 337 people.
53 yrs ▲ +29.3%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 25.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the Australian figure at 13.9%.
25.8% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ringarooma, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 7.4% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Nearly half of the population is married, while 10.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure.
7.4% ▲ +256.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ringarooma, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Ringarooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60554/ringarooma/topic/demographics-identity