131 ▼ -53.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 279
- 2016: 123
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Saltwater River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Saltwater River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Saltwater River is 55 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This small community is mostly made up of seniors and older adults, with a notably high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
131
▼ -53.0%
- 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 Saltwater River — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 131 people, which is smaller than about 53% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Tasmania and Australia.
55 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 28.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 11.5%.
28.2% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -46.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Saltwater River splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.2% of the community, which is well above the state and national figures. More than half of the residents are married, while de facto relationships are less common than in most areas.
12.2% ▲ +79.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Saltwater River, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Saltwater River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60582/saltwater-river/topic/demographics-identity