176 ▼ -47.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 334
- 2016: 187
- 2021: 176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher proportions of seniors and Indigenous residents than most similar areas define Wattle Hill. The community is notably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 43. This shift is seen in the high number of people aged 65 and over.
176
▼ -47.3%
- 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 Wattle Hill — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wattle Hill has a total population of 176 people. The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than the Australian figure.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A large 26.1% of the population are seniors, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller proportion of children under 15, at 14.8%, which is well below the Australian average.
26.1% ▲ +107.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wattle Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is more common here, with 7.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the national average. People in de facto relationships are also much more common than in most similar areas.
7.4% ▲ +309.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Hill, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Wattle Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60723/wattle-hill/topic/demographics-identity