12,723 ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19,819
- 2016: 19,385
- 2021: 12,723
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ulverstone · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ulverstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ulverstone is now 49, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is a key part of the local story, as the population has grown significantly older over the last decade while the total number of people shrank by 36%.
12,723
▼ -35.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ulverstone — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ulverstone is one of the largest areas at this level with 12,723 people. However, the population fell by about 7,096 people since 2011, and the typical age rose by 10 years in that time.
49 yrs ▲ +25.6%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 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.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 27.6% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.2%.
27.6% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ulverstone splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.7% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. In terms of relationships, 46.1% of people are married, while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship.
8.7% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ulverstone, 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL613001/ulverstone/topic/demographics-identity