724 ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 503
- 2016: 749
- 2021: 724
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stieglitz · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Stieglitz
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Stieglitz is now 60 years old, making this one of the oldest areas of its kind. The population grew by 44% since 2011 to reach 724 people, but the age profile has shifted dramatically toward seniors.
724
▲ +43.9%
- 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 Stieglitz — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 60 is far older than the national figure of 38. This is a significant jump from 2011, when the typical resident was 41.
60 yrs ▲ +46.3%
Older than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 40.7% of the population, which is far above the Tasmanian figure. This shift helps explain why children under 15 have fallen to just 11.7%, a figure well below the national average.
40.7% ▲ +155.7%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Stieglitz, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is slightly above the Australian figure. More than half the population is married, and 14.0% are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas.
4.3% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stieglitz, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Stieglitz [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621027/stieglitz/topic/demographics-identity