54 ▼ -84.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 339
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tomahawk · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tomahawk
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tomahawk is 62 years old, making it far older than most other areas in Tasmania. This sparsely populated place of just 54 people has a population heavily weighted toward seniors, with no children under 15 living there.
54
▼ -84.1%
- 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 Tomahawk — lower than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 54 people, this is a small area compared to 70% of similar places.
62 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 67 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 46.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area.
46.3% ▲ +196.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tomahawk, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 48%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 16.7% of the population, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 5.4%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are at 8.2%, well below the national rate of 11.5%.
16.7% ▲ +109.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tomahawk, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (26%).
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 Tomahawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60683/tomahawk/topic/demographics-identity