144 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lunawanna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lunawanna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lunawanna is 52 years old, making it a far older community than the national average. With a small population of 144 people, the area is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children.
144
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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 Lunawanna — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the typical Tasmanian (42) or Australian (38).
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, making up only 9.0% of the area.
27.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lunawanna splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the state, at 23.7%. Meanwhile, 4.9% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure.
4.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lunawanna, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lunawanna
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lunawanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60371/lunawanna/topic/demographics-identity