172 ▼ -51.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 356
- 2016: 182
- 2021: 172
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
White Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in White Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population has become the main story for White Hills, where the typical resident is now 49. This makes the area far older than the national average. It is a small community of 172 people with a distinct age profile.
172
▼ -51.7%
- 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 White Hills — higher than 50% 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 national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +22.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 13.4%.
26.2% ▲ +220.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In White Hills, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 9.2% of the population, also well below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In White Hills, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 White Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60750/white-hills/topic/demographics-identity