457 ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 313
- 2016: 286
- 2021: 457
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swan Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children under 15 live in Swan Bay, with 21.7% of the population in this age group. This makes the area noticeably younger than the Tasmanian average. With 457 residents, it is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
457
▲ +46.0%
- 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 Swan Bay — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the national figure and noticeably younger than the state average of 42.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 21.7% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are fewer here at 14.2%, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 20.9%.
14.2% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Swan Bay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships also make up a larger share of the population at 15.8%, well above the national figure of 11.5%.
5.3% ▲ +174.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swan Bay, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60658/swan-bay/topic/demographics-identity