799 ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 881
- 2016: 691
- 2021: 799
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lewisham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Lewisham than in most similar areas, with the typical person aged 46. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The community of 799 people has a distinct profile, featuring a high proportion of seniors and a notably strong Indigenous presence.
799
▼ -9.3%
- 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 Lewisham — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 799 people, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than the Tasmanian average, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 account for 15.3%, a little below both the state and national averages.
21.8% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lewisham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.9% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. De facto relationships are also well above the national average at 18.4%.
5.9% ▲ +72.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lewisham, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60334/lewisham/topic/demographics-identity