1,440 ▲ +68.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 856
- 2016: 1,199
- 2021: 1,440
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Snug · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Snug
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Snug are children under 15, making it a much younger place than most similar areas. This child-friendly profile is paired with a population of 1,440 people, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
1,440
▲ +68.2%
- 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 Snug — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian figure of 42 years and about the same as the national average.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 24.9% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over also have a strong presence at 21.5%, a figure well above the Australian average.
21.5% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Snug splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.7% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
6.7% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Snug, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60607/snug/topic/demographics-identity