300 ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 278
- 2016: 282
- 2021: 300
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swan Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swan Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Swan Point has a typical resident aged 56. This makes the community much older than both the state and national averages, with nearly 30% of the 300 residents being seniors.
300
▲ +7.9%
- 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 Point — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 56, which is far older than the typical Tasmanian (42) or Australian (38). The total population is 300 people.
56 yrs ▲ +19.1%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 only 12.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so common here, sitting at 29.7% compared to just 17.2% across Australia.
29.7% ▲ +183.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swan Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.0% of the population, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 5.4%. Most residents are married (58.9%), while those in de facto relationships (11.3%) are about the same as the national average.
1.0% ▼ -81.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swan Point, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60659/swan-point/topic/demographics-identity