401 ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 307
- 2016: 344
- 2021: 401
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ridgley · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ridgley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ridgley is now 12 years younger than they were in 2011. This shift has seen the population grow by 31% to 401 people, creating a community that is noticeably younger than the state average.
401
▲ +30.6%
- 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 Ridgley — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is much lower than most similar areas and 6 years younger than the typical Tasmanian. This reflects a significant change from 2011, when the typical age was 48.
36 yrs ▼ -25.0%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.0% of the population, while the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 15.2%, which is well below the state figure. This age structure is balanced across older adults (26.4%) and young adults (24.2%).
15.2% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ridgley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19.3%.
7.2% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.3% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ridgley splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ridgley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622020/ridgley/topic/demographics-identity