319 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 370
- 2016: 283
- 2021: 319
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lymington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lymington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 58 makes Lymington one of the oldest places of its kind. This small community of 319 people is far older than the national average, with a very high proportion of seniors and a notable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
319
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Lymington — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38).
58 yrs ▲ +20.8%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 30% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15% of the area, which is well below the Australian figure.
29.8% ▲ +91.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lymington, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.5% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most similar areas, at 19%.
12.5% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lymington, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Lymington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60374/lymington/topic/demographics-identity