595 ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 481
- 2016: 553
- 2021: 595
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stanley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stanley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 595 people in Stanley are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 51, far older than the national figure of 38.
595
▲ +23.7%
- 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 Stanley — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the Tasmania figure of 42 and much higher than most similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +18.6%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 25.9% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This age gap is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up just 13.4% of residents.
25.9% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Stanley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.4% of the population, which is among the highest for this level and well above the Tasmania figure of 5.4%.
11.4% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stanley, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Stanley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60635/stanley/topic/demographics-identity