111 ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 216
- 2016: 129
- 2021: 111
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Weymouth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Weymouth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Weymouth, where the typical resident is 60. With 111 people living here, the area is dominated by seniors and older adults, leaving very few children in the community.
111
▼ -48.6%
- 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 Weymouth — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania or Australia. This age is among the highest for similar areas.
60 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 41.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 6.3% of the area, which is far below both state and national figures.
41.4% ▲ +86.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Weymouth splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (42%) and Older adults (45–64) (39%), with Young adults (25–44) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the state and national averages. Most residents are married (59%), though those in de facto relationships (14.4%) are more common here than in most other areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Weymouth, Married is the majority at 61%; Divorced is next at 21%.
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 Weymouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60748/weymouth/topic/demographics-identity