4,268 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,756
- 2016: 3,863
- 2021: 4,268
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Longford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Longford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Longford is larger than about 88% of similar areas, though its population is noticeably older than the state and national averages. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38. This older demographic is driven by a high proportion of seniors living in the area.
4,268
▲ +13.6%
- 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 Longford — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,268 people. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Tasmania, with a typical age that is 5 years higher than the state average.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. Children under 15 make up 16.2%, a figure that is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
26.7% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Longford splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of residents are married, and 12.4% are in a de facto relationship.
3.5% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Longford, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Longford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60350/longford/topic/demographics-identity