392 ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 391
- 2016: 356
- 2021: 392
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bracknell · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bracknell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Bracknell (L) is 38, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian average of 42. This small community of 392 people has grown younger over the last decade, with a rise in children and a drop in the number of seniors.
392
▲ +0.3%
- 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 Bracknell — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has barely changed since 2011, remaining at 392 people. The typical age is now 38, which is 5 years younger than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -11.6%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 19.6% of the population, a figure well above the state average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over have fallen to 16.6%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure.
16.6% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bracknell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.5% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the state average. Over half of the residents are married, and 12.8% are in a de facto relationship.
1.5% ▼ -81.8%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bracknell, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Bracknell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622003/bracknell/topic/demographics-identity