2,272 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,104
- 2016: 2,006
- 2021: 2,272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Westbury · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Westbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of the 2,272 people in Westbury are married, making it a community with a strong proportion of partnered households. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49. This trend is driven by a very high number of seniors, who make up nearly 28% of the population.
2,272
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Westbury — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is noticeably older than the Tasmania figure of 42 and far older than the Australian typical age of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.9% of the population, a figure that is far above the national average. Children under 15 account for 16.3%, which is about the same as the state average.
27.9% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Westbury splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 14.7% of the population, well above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.2% ▲ +102.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Westbury, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60743/westbury/topic/demographics-identity