Spalford · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Spalford

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.

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📍 Spalford, Suburb / Locality

Where Spalford sits — Total population

55
  • 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 Spalford — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Spalford55
7315, TAS 15,635
Tasmania 557,571
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 59
  • 2021: 55

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 49 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

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.

  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Spalford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

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.

11.1%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Spalford, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 6 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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