249 ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 298
- 2016: 245
- 2021: 249
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waratah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waratah is 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This gap is driven by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children. The community of 249 people also has a notably strong Indigenous identity.
249
▼ -16.4%
- 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 Waratah — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 55 years old, which is far older than the Tasmanian average of 42 and the national figure of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With seniors making up 26.9% of the population, Waratah is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older profile is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up just 7.2% of residents.
26.9% ▲ +79.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.2% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waratah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very prominent here, with 14.1% of residents being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships also make up 16.1% of the area, which is well above the national average.
14.1% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Waratah splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 21%.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60717/waratah/topic/demographics-identity