2,270 ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,239
- 2016: 2,143
- 2021: 2,270
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Launceston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,270 people living in East Launceston are married. This area is larger than most similar neighbourhoods and has a diverse mix of residents, though the typical person is 41 years old.
2,270
▲ +1.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Launceston — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, making East Launceston a little younger than the state average but noticeably older than the national figure.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 17.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.9% of residents, slightly above the national figure.
18.9% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Launceston splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Tasmania average. Only 10.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure lower than most similar areas.
1.4% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Launceston, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
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 East Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60177/east-launceston/topic/demographics-identity