1,583 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,545
- 2016: 1,501
- 2021: 1,583
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waverley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waverley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waverley is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Tasmania and Australia. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children and a much smaller proportion of seniors compared to most other areas.
1,583
▲ +2.5%
- 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 Waverley — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,583 people is larger than about 78% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 35.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 19.5% of the area, which is a little above the state and national figures. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, as seniors aged 65 and over are well below the Tasmanian average at 14.8%.
14.8% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waverley, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. There is also a higher rate of de facto relationships here, at 16.9%, compared to most other areas.
7.6% ▲ +58.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waverley, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 27%.
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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60724/waverley/topic/demographics-identity