3,282 ▲ +119.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,498
- 2016: 1,560
- 2021: 3,282
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Smithton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Smithton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge 21.4% of people in Smithton identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. The town has grown rapidly, with the population more than doubling since 2011. This expansion has brought a younger feel to the area, as the typical resident is now 12 years younger than they were a decade ago.
3,282
▲ +119.1%
- 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 Smithton — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Smithton has grown by 119% since 2011, adding about 1,784 people to reach a total of 3,282. The typical resident is 41, making the area a little younger than the Tasmanian average but noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▼ -22.6%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.8% of the community, a figure that has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
23.4% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Smithton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has risen sharply by 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.4%. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
21.4% ▲ +472.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Smithton, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615023/smithton/topic/demographics-identity