140 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 120
- 2021: 140
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Loorana · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Loorana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Loorana, which is a sparsely populated area of 140 people. The typical resident is 49, making the community far older than the national figure. Despite this, there is a surprisingly high proportion of children compared to most other areas.
140
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- 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 Loorana — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Loorana is 49, which is noticeably older than the Tasmanian average and far older than the national figure.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20% of the population, a figure well above the state average. This exists alongside a senior population of 20.7%, which is well above the national figure.
20.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Loorana, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 25.8%, which is far above both state and national figures. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the Tasmanian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Loorana splits fairly evenly between Married (49%) and Never married (44%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Loorana
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Loorana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60354/loorana/topic/demographics-identity