5,385 ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,223
- 2016: 4,510
- 2021: 5,385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Latrobe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Latrobe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population growth of 28% since 2011 has seen Latrobe become a noticeably older place. The typical resident is now 44, which is older than the national figure. This shift is driven by a rising number of seniors and a decline in the proportion of children.
5,385
▲ +27.5%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Latrobe — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Latrobe's total population grew by 1,162 people to reach 5,385. The typical person here is 44, which is a little older than the Tasmania average and 3 years older than in 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Older than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This is consistent with the number of children under 15 falling by 3.4 points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
24.3% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Latrobe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships rose to 14.2%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.5% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Latrobe, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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/sa2/604021087/latrobe/topic/demographics-identity