77 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71
- 2021: 77
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Runnymede · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people live in de facto relationships in Runnymede than in the rest of the state or nation. This sparsely populated area of 77 people has a typical resident aged 40, making it a little younger than the Tasmanian average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Runnymede — lower than 65% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 77, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, making the area a little younger than Tasmania but a little older than the national figure.
77 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 13% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 16.9%, a figure about the same as the Tasmanian average.
13.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Runnymede, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a community where 24.6% of people are in de facto relationships, a figure far above the Tasmanian and national averages.
5.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Runnymede, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Runnymede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60580/runnymede/topic/demographics-identity