5,219 ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,543
- 2016: 5,834
- 2021: 5,219
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dodges Ferry - Lewisham · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 5,219 makes Dodges Ferry - Lewisham larger than about 87% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 41, the area has a lower proportion of seniors than most nearby places. This creates a community that is slightly younger than the Tasmanian average.
5,219
▼ -5.8%
- 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 Dodges Ferry - Lewisham — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 5.8% since 2011, losing about 324 people. The typical resident is now 41, which is a little younger than the state figure but noticeably older than the national average.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 18.2% of the area, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 17% of the population, a figure well below the Tasmanian average.
17.0% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dodges Ferry - Lewisham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, making up 18.7% of residents. Additionally, 5.3% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average.
5.3% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.7% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dodges Ferry - Lewisham splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614001/dodges-ferry-lewisham/topic/demographics-identity