483 ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 438
- 2016: 443
- 2021: 483
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wesley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wesley Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wesley Vale is far older than the national figure, with an age of 48. This aging trend is a defining feature of the area's identity, where seniors make up a much larger share of the population than in most similar places.
483
▲ +10.3%
- 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 Wesley Vale — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wesley Vale has a population of 483 people, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania.
48 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.7% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average. This contributes to the high typical age, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 15.1%.
27.7% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wesley Vale splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.1% of the population, well below the Tasmanian figure.
4.1% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wesley Vale, Married is the majority at 57%; Never 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 Wesley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60730/wesley-vale/topic/demographics-identity