3,597 ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,476
- 2016: 2,907
- 2021: 3,597
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sorell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sorell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly one in four residents in Sorell are aged 65 or over, making it much older than most similar areas. This community of 3,597 people is a little younger than the state average, but noticeably older than the national figure.
3,597
▲ +45.3%
- 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 Sorell — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 3,597, which is larger than about 86% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 41 years old, slightly younger than the Tasmanian average.
41 yrs ▼ -6.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 24.1% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 17.7%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
24.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sorell splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.2% of the community.
4.6% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (33%) 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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60609/sorell/topic/demographics-identity