1,181 ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 950
- 2016: 1,014
- 2021: 1,181
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lethbridge · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas define Lethbridge, where 22.9% of people are children. This creates a family-focused community of 1,181 people with a typical age of 38, matching the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lethbridge — higher than 74% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
Lethbridge is larger than about 76% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,181 people.
1,181 ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children under 15 at 22.9%, which is well above the 18% seen across Victoria. This helps explain why the 65 and over group is much lower than most areas at just 11.8%.
11.8% ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Lethbridge splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is about the same as the state average. More than half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit a little above the national figure at 13.1%.
1.4% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +88.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Lethbridge, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lethbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21496/lethbridge/topic/demographics-identity