212 ▼ -52.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 449
- 2016: 214
- 2021: 212
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Riana · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Riana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger and more family-oriented than most similar areas, South Riana has a typical resident aged 38. The community is notably small, with only 212 people, but it stands out for its high proportion of children and diverse relationship types.
212
▼ -52.8%
- 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 Riana — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian figure of 42. This makes South Riana much younger than most similar areas.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 35 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 under 15 make up 24.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here than in the rest of the state.
10.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Riana splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, well above the national rate of 3.2%. Couples in de facto relationships are also far more common here than across Australia, at 24.1%.
7.5% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.1% ▲ +86.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Riana, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Riana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60620/south-riana/topic/demographics-identity