Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Winnaleah is older than most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 48. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The small population of 225 people includes a notable proportion of First Nations residents.
The typical person living here is 48, making the area noticeably older than the Tasmanian average of 42. This population is larger than about 57% of similar areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.7% of the population, which is a little above the state average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.8%, a figure that is well below the state average of 20.9%.
About 5.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than in most similar areas. In contrast, those in de facto relationships make up only 6.1%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Winnaleah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60761/winnaleah/topic/demographics-identity