348 ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 367
- 2016: 331
- 2021: 348
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Burnie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in South Burnie than in most similar areas. This small community of 348 people is generally older than the national average, with a notable number of seniors and a lower proportion of children.
348
▼ -5.2%
- 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 South Burnie — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41 years old, making the area a little younger than the Tasmanian average but noticeably older than the national figure.
41 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below both state and national levels at 13.5%.
21.6% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Burnie splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.7% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most other areas, at 15.7%.
5.7% ▲ +134.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 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 Burnie, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (37%) 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 South Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60613/south-burnie/topic/demographics-identity