659 → 0.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 659
- 2016: 596
- 2021: 659
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lilydale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lilydale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lilydale is now 44, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. The community of 659 people has a balanced age spread, with a high number of both children and seniors compared to most other areas.
659
→ 0.0%
- 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 Lilydale — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lilydale is larger than about 70% of similar areas, with a typical age of 44. This is a little older than the Tasmanian average and noticeably older than the Australian figure.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has more children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over than most other areas. Seniors make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%.
21.4% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lilydale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 27%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.6% of the population, which is a little below the state average. Nearly half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia.
2.6% ▲ +89.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lilydale, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lilydale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60341/lilydale/topic/demographics-identity