803 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 719
- 2016: 638
- 2021: 803
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scamander · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scamander
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than usual defines daily life in Scamander, where the typical resident is 51. With 803 people living here, the area has a significant number of seniors compared to the rest of the state and country.
803
▲ +11.7%
- 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 Scamander — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38 and the Tasmanian average of 42.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.3% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is much older than most similar places.
28.3% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scamander splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure. Around 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas.
4.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.6% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scamander, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60588/scamander/topic/demographics-identity