953 ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 796
- 2016: 841
- 2021: 953
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lachlan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lachlan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 74% of similar areas have fewer residents than Lachlan, which has a population of 953 people. The area has a diverse identity and a typical resident age of 44, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
953
▲ +19.7%
- 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 Lachlan — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44 years old, which is a little older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than across Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 15.2% of the population, a figure well below the state average. This is reflected in the age structure, where older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 34%.
15.2% ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lachlan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This community also sees more people in de facto relationships than is usual for the state and nation.
5.8% ▲ +76.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lachlan, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Lachlan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60310/lachlan/topic/demographics-identity