81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tewkesbury · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tewkesbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typically older population defines daily life in Tewkesbury, where the usual resident is 54. This is far older than the national figure of 38, making it a place with very few children and a high number of seniors.
81
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- 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 Tewkesbury — lower than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 81 people, Tewkesbury is a sparsely populated area. The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania or Australia.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up just 3.7% of the community.
34.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tewkesbury splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 43.6% of residents are married, while 12.9% are in a de facto relationship.
7.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tewkesbury, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (23%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tewkesbury
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tewkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60674/tewkesbury/topic/demographics-identity