164 ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 259
- 2016: 155
- 2021: 164
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Liffey · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Liffey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Liffey, where the typical person is 50 years old. This is 12 years older than the national figure, contributing to a population profile with a very high proportion of seniors.
164
▼ -36.7%
- 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 Liffey — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Liffey has 164 residents, making it larger than about half of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than those in Tasmania and across Australia.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, while children under 15 make up 15.9%, similar to the Tasmanian average.
25.0% ▲ +209.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Liffey, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. Only 5.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than both the state and national levels.
1.8% ▼ -73.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.6% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Liffey, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Liffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60338/liffey/topic/demographics-identity