7,745 ▼ -75.8%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32,055
- 2016: 32,871
- 2021: 7,745
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bass (McIntyre) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Bass (McIntyre)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bass (McIntyre) is now 50 years old, making it a far older place than most of Australia. The area has seen a massive shift in its makeup, with the population shrinking by 76% since 2011 and a growing number of seniors now living here.
7,745
▼ -75.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bass (McIntyre) — lower than 97% of areas.
| Bass (McIntyre) | 7,745 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen sharply to 7,745 people since 2011. This decline happened alongside a significant rise in age, with the typical resident now 10 years older than they were in the last census.
50 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 26.7% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This high proportion of older adults is consistent with the typical age being much higher than in most other areas.
26.7% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bass (McIntyre) splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.5% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is much higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships also make up 14.6% of the community, a figure well above the national average.
5.5% ▲ +139.3%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bass (McIntyre), the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bass (McIntyre) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60106/bass/topic/demographics-identity