46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitefoord · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whitefoord
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Whitefoord is 56 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place has only 46 people and is defined by a significant lack of children.
46
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- 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 Whitefoord — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 46 people, which is lower than about 73% of similar areas. This community is far older than the rest of the country, with a typical age 18 years above the national figure.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national rate of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors make up a huge 34.8% of the population, a figure far above the Tasmanian average.
34.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whitefoord, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married, while 0.0% are in de facto relationships, which is far below the state and national averages.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whitefoord, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Whitefoord
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whitefoord [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60751/whitefoord/topic/demographics-identity