85 ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 122
- 2016: 77
- 2021: 85
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Castra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Castra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Upper Castra is 53, making this a far older community than most of the country. With only 85 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where seniors make up a significant portion of the population.
85
▼ -30.3%
- 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 Upper Castra — lower than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53 years old, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and the national figure of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +32.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors dominate the area, with those aged 65 and over making up 28.2% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are among the lowest at just 4.7%.
28.2% ▲ +289.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.7% ▼ -73.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Castra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most people are married (57.8%), and those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 5.5%.
5.9% ▲ +137.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.5% ▲ +66.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Castra, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Upper Castra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60706/upper-castra/topic/demographics-identity