343 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 313
- 2016: 320
- 2021: 343
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lanena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lanena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than the national average defines Lanena, where the typical resident is now 57. This shift is seen in a community where one in three people is a senior, making it far older than most similar areas.
343
▲ +9.6%
- 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 Lanena — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lanena is home to 343 people. The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +9.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 33.8% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.7%.
33.8% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lanena splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, though those in de facto relationships make up 9.9%, which is lower than most areas. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.5%, well below the Tasmanian figure.
1.5% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lanena, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Lanena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60318/lanena/topic/demographics-identity