2,206 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,173
- 2016: 2,070
- 2021: 2,206
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Helens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in St Helens is 57 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This own-aged profile is driven by a very high proportion of seniors and a small number of children. Overall, the town has a population of 2,206 people.
2,206
▲ +1.5%
- 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 St Helens — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 57, residents here are far older than those in Tasmania and across Australia. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
57 yrs ▲ +11.8%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.7% of the area, a figure well below the state and national averages.
34.7% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →St Helens splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 4.3% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. Regarding relationships, 13.8% of people are in a de facto partnership, slightly above the national figure.
4.3% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60632/st-helens/topic/demographics-identity