88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Roland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Roland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Roland than in most similar areas. With a typical age of 50, the population is far older than the state and national figures. This small community of 88 people is largely made up of adults and seniors.
88
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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 Roland — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38). There are 88 people living in the area.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 30.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at only 8.0%, a figure well below the state average.
30.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Roland, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.9%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living in the area, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Roland, Married is the majority at 51%; Never 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Roland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60565/roland/topic/demographics-identity