12,420 ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9,833
- 2016: 10,699
- 2021: 12,420
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Latrobe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An ageing population defines the shift in Latrobe (Tas.), where the typical resident is now 49 years old. The area has grown by 26% since 2011, but this growth is paired with a significant increase in seniors and a drop in the number of children.
12,420
▲ +26.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Latrobe — higher than 50% of areas.
| Latrobe | 12,420 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 2,587 people to reach 12,420. Residents are far older than the national figure, with the typical age rising by 5 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 have fallen to 15.5%, a figure much lower than most areas.
27.2% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Latrobe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married (51.5%), while de facto relationships rose to 13.1% since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Latrobe, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/demographics-identity