267 ▲ +103.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 131
- 2016: 279
- 2021: 267
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Longley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Longley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lower Longley is 47, making the area far older than the national average. With a total population of 267 people, it is a smaller community where middle-aged adults make up the largest age group.
267
▲ +103.8%
- 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 Lower Longley — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 47 is noticeably older than the Tasmania figure of 42 and far older than the Australian average of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 only 10.5% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. This helps explain the overall older age profile, as 39.3% of residents are adults aged 45 to 64.
16.1% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lower Longley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Nearly 45% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas.
2.6% ▼ -43.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Longley, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Lower Longley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60360/lower-longley/topic/demographics-identity