1,037 ▲ +100.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 518
- 2016: 544
- 2021: 1,037
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grindelwald · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Grindelwald
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 31% of people aged 65 and over live in Grindelwald, a figure far above the national average. The population has grown rapidly, doubling since 2011 to reach ,1037 residents. While the area remains older than most of Australia, the typical resident is now seven years younger than they were a decade ago.
1,037
▲ +100.2%
- 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 Grindelwald — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 100% since 2011, adding about 519 people. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
50 yrs ▼ -12.3%
Older than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 make up 30.9% of the population, which is well above the Tasmania figure. Children under 15 account for 17.0% of residents, a proportion that rose 2.6 points since 2011.
30.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Grindelwald splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small proportion of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at 1.8%, which is well below the state average. De facto relationships are also uncommon here, at 5.2%, while 64.8% of residents are married.
1.8% ▼ -56.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.2% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grindelwald, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Grindelwald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621015/grindelwald/topic/demographics-identity