3,171 ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,679
- 2016: 2,872
- 2021: 3,171
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Risdon Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Risdon Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far younger population than most of the state now defines Risdon Vale, where the typical resident is only 34. This shift is seen in the high number of children and adults under 45, making it a noticeably younger place than both Tasmania and Australia.
3,171
▲ +18.4%
- 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 Risdon Vale — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Risdon Vale has 3,171 residents, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas. The typical person here is 34, making the community far younger than the Tasmanian average of 42.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.7% of the population, which is a little above the state figure. This contrasts with a very small senior population, as those aged 65 and over are far below the state average at just 10.6%.
10.6% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Risdon Vale, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13.0% of the community, a figure well above the national average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 18.0%.
13.0% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.0% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Risdon Vale, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 29%.
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 Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60556/risdon-vale/topic/demographics-identity