55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59
- 2021: 55
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spalford · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 55 people living in Spalford are married. This is a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 49, making the population far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spalford — lower than 70% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small and notably older than most areas, with the typical resident aged 49, which is 11 years older than the Australian average.
55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children and seniors here than in most areas, with only 10.9% under 15 and 12.7% aged 65 and over.
12.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Spalford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. About 11.1% of people are in a de facto relationship.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Spalford, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spalford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60626/spalford/topic/demographics-identity