641 ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,062
- 2016: 841
- 2021: 641
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lethbridge · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lethbridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much lower senior numbers and a high proportion of children make Lethbridge (L) stand out from similar areas. The community is relatively young, with a typical resident aged 37, and has a population of 641 people.
641
▼ -39.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lethbridge — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank 40% since 2011, losing about 421 people. The typical resident's age has barely changed over the last decade, staying at 37 years.
37 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over make up 11.7%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
11.7% ▲ +153.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lethbridge splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.7%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lethbridge, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Lethbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221041/lethbridge/topic/demographics-identity