348 ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 244
- 2016: 305
- 2021: 348
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Travellers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Travellers Rest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Travellers Rest is 48 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This community of 348 people is mostly made up of middle-aged adults, with over 41% of the population aged between 45 and 64.
348
▲ +42.6%
- 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 Travellers Rest — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is noticeably older than the rest of Tasmania and the nation, with a typical age of 48 years.
48 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 14.9% of the area, which is well below the Australian figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also less common here than in most similar areas and well below the state average.
14.4% ▲ +489.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Travellers Rest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (15%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 1.4%, a figure well below the Tasmanian average.
1.4% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +88.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Travellers Rest, 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Travellers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60687/travellers-rest/topic/demographics-identity