2,572 ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,598
- 2016: 2,859
- 2021: 2,572
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Margate · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Margate
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of all residents in Margate are children under 15, making it a much younger place than most other areas. This youthful profile is reflected in a typical resident's age of 35, which is noticeably lower than the Tasmanian and national figures. The population stands at 2,572 people, though this has shrank by about 26 people since 2011.
2,572
▼ -1.0%
- 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 Margate — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian figure of 42. This age has trended slightly younger since 2011.
35 yrs ▼ -2.8%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
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 24.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Conversely, people aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 16.0%.
16.0% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Margate splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure and has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. About 13.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as across Tasmania.
8.9% ▲ +132.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Margate, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615014/margate/topic/demographics-identity