105 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 114
- 2021: 105
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lymwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lymwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lymwood is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area of 105 people has a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of Indigenous residents compared to the rest of the state.
105
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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 Lymwood — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lymwood has 105 residents, making it smaller than about 57% of similar areas. The typical age is 45, which is noticeably older than both the Tasmanian average of 42 and the Australian average of 38.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to an older age structure, though children under 15 are around the middle for similar areas at 18.1%.
21.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lymwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Tasmanian rate of 5.4%. Marriage is common, with 48.3% of residents married, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.6%, a little below the state level.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lymwood, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lymwood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lymwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60375/lymwood/topic/demographics-identity