56 ▼ -84.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 351
- 2016: 47
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surveyors Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Surveyors Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Surveyors Bay is now 58, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a population of 56 people and a very high proportion of seniors.
56
▼ -84.0%
- 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 Surveyors Bay — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 58 is far older than the Tasmanian average of 42 and the Australian figure of 38. This age is among the highest for similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +18.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 45% of residents are aged 65 or over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.7% of the population, well below the state average.
44.6% ▲ +123.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Surveyors Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Children (0–14) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, no one here is in a de facto relationship, a figure far below the state and national averages.
8.9% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Surveyors Bay, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Surveyors Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60657/surveyors-bay/topic/demographics-identity