89 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 89
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Weegena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Weegena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 49 makes Weegena far older than the Australian average. This small community of 89 people is mostly made up of older adults and young adults, with a notably high number of people in de facto relationships.
89
—
- 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 Weegena — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is noticeably older than the state average of 42 and far older than the national figure of 38.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 15.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.9%, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average but well below Tasmania's.
16.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Weegena, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 16.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above both the state and national figures. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is well below the rates for Tasmania and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Weegena splits fairly evenly between Never married (46%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Weegena
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Weegena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60726/weegena/topic/demographics-identity