78 ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 113
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 78
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
York Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in York Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines York Town, where the typical resident is 55. This small community of 78 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
78
▼ -31.0%
- 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 York Town — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38).
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 7.7%.
34.6% ▲ +226.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →York Town splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in York Town identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national figure. Most residents are married, making up 60.3% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In York Town, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for York Town
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in York Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60774/york-town/topic/demographics-identity