503 ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 687
- 2016: 669
- 2021: 503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carrick · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Carrick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population marks the recent change in Carrick (L), where the total number of residents fell by 27% since 2011. While the typical resident is now 44, a growing number of children has offset a drop in the senior population. This creates a community that is noticeably older than the national average.
503
▼ -26.8%
- 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 Carrick — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population shrank from 687 in 2011 to 503 people in 2021. The typical resident is 44, which is a little older than the Tasmania figure and noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 rose to 17.7% of the population since 2011, while the proportion of people aged 65 and over fell 3.9 points to 17.9%. This is well below the state figure for seniors.
17.9% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carrick, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 3.4% of residents, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
3.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carrick, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Carrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621005/carrick/topic/demographics-identity