224 ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 296
- 2016: 188
- 2021: 224
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Springfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Springfield (Tas.) is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national average. The community of 224 people is larger than about half of similar areas, with a population structure where older adults are the biggest group.
224
▼ -24.3%
- 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 Springfield — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 43, which is a little older than the Tasmania figure and five years older than the Australian average.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 17% of the population, which is about the same as the state average. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 17.9%, a figure that is well below the Tasmania average.
17.9% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Springfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national and state figures. De facto relationships are common here, at 14.8%, which is well above the Australian average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Springfield, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Springfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60630/springfield/topic/demographics-identity