3,711 ▲ +76.1%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,107
- 2016: 2,302
- 2021: 3,711
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Longford · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Longford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Longford are married, reflecting a community that has grown significantly in recent years. The population has climbed 76% since 2011 to reach 3,711 people. This growth has come alongside a stark shift in age, with the typical resident now 15 years older than they were a decade ago.
3,711
▲ +76.1%
- 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 Longford — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Longford has grown by about 1,604 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 47, making the area noticeably older than the Tasmanian average and far older than the national figure.
47 yrs ▲ +46.9%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This shift is clear when compared to 2011, as the share of seniors rose 16 points while children under 15 fell by 12 points.
27.7% ▲ +144.9%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Longford splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, a figure slightly above the national average.
3.7% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Longford, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615013/longford/topic/demographics-identity