728 ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 798
- 2016: 643
- 2021: 728
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stony Rise · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stony Rise
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 728 people in Stony Rise are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. The community is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian average, with a strong presence of children and families.
728
▼ -8.8%
- 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 Stony Rise — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is younger than most similar areas and the state average. This makes Stony Rise a little older than the national figure of 38 years.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 18.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.3%, which is slightly above the national average.
18.3% ▲ +67.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stony Rise splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.4% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than in most similar areas. De facto relationships are kept at 12.3%, nearly the same as the national figure.
5.4% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stony Rise, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Stony Rise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60642/stony-rise/topic/demographics-identity