647 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 490
- 2016: 568
- 2021: 647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tolmans Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tolmans Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors live in Tolmans Hill than in most similar areas, making it a relatively younger place to live. The typical resident is 42, which is the same as the Tasmanian average but noticeably older than the national figure. This community of 647 people is larger than about 70% of areas at this level.
647
▲ +32.0%
- 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 Tolmans Hill — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 42 years old. While this matches the Tasmanian average, it is noticeably older than the Australian typical age of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Only 10.5% of residents are aged 65 and over, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 20.9% and well below the national average. This makes the area much younger than most similar places, with older adults aged 45 to 64 making up the largest group at 33.5%.
10.5% ▲ +145.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tolmans Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 58.9% of people married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 8.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures. About 1.4% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the Australian average.
1.4% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tolmans Hill, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tolmans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60682/tolmans-hill/topic/demographics-identity