235 ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 224
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 235
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waratah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Waratah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of residents in Waratah (L) are older adults aged 45 to 64. This is a small and aging community where the typical resident is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure. While the population grew by about 11 people since 2011, the age gap has widened significantly.
235
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Waratah — lower than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 13 years since 2011, while the total population grew slightly to 235 people.
55 yrs ▲ +31.0%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 27.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This shift is clear as the proportion of people in this age group rose 15 points since 2011, while children under 15 fell to just 9.8%.
27.7% ▲ +119.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.8% ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waratah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.5% of the community, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 5.4%. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas at 17.0%.
11.5% ▲ +116.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Waratah splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622026/waratah/topic/demographics-identity