422 ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 350
- 2016: 354
- 2021: 422
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lucaston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lucaston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 422 people living in Lucaston are married, making it the most common relationship status here. The area is generally older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 44. It is larger than about 65% of similar areas in the region.
422
▲ +20.6%
- 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 Lucaston — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is a little older than the state figure and noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is balanced by a senior population of 18.2%, which is a little below the Tasmanian average.
18.2% ▲ +164.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lucaston, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.6% of the population, higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also more common here, at 15.5%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.6% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lucaston, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Lucaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60367/lucaston/topic/demographics-identity