460 ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 322
- 2016: 442
- 2021: 460
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Snug · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Snug
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents in Lower Snug live in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure. This small community of 460 people is generally older than the rest of the country, with the typical resident being 45 years old.
460
▲ +42.9%
- 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 Snug — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45, making the population noticeably older than both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About one-fifth of the population is aged 65 and over, which is a little above the national figure. Children under 15 make up 17.8% of the area, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
19.8% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lower Snug, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.9% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships account for 21.3% of residents, which is well above the state and national figures.
5.9% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.3% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Snug, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60362/lower-snug/topic/demographics-identity