963 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 834
- 2016: 880
- 2021: 963
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 963 people in South Arm are married, reflecting a mature community where residents are significantly older than those in the rest of the country. The typical person here is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
963
▲ +15.5%
- 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 South Arm — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 963 residents, this area is larger than about 74% of similar places. The typical resident is 48, making the population noticeably older than the Tasmania average of 42.
48 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This contributes to a lean towards older adults, while children under 15 are a little below the national rate at 15.5%.
25.3% ▲ +101.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Arm splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting at 15.7%. Additionally, 3.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.6% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Arm, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60611/south-arm/topic/demographics-identity