511 ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 439
- 2016: 465
- 2021: 511
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sisters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sisters Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sisters Beach is 47, making the area far older than the Australian average. With 511 people, it is larger than most similar areas and has a population that leans heavily toward older adults and seniors.
511
▲ +16.4%
- 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 Sisters Beach — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of a resident here is 47, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and far older than the national average.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average. Older adults between 45 and 64 are the largest group at 29.5%.
23.3% ▲ +175.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sisters Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Around 45.6% of residents are married, while 14.2% are in a de facto relationship.
7.0% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sisters Beach, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Sisters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60603/sisters-beach/topic/demographics-identity