507 ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 883
- 2016: 835
- 2021: 507
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Low Head · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Low Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Low Head is 64, which is far older than the usual person in Tasmania or Australia. This aging trend is striking, as the typical age has climbed by 20 years since 2011. The population has also shrunk significantly, losing 376 people over the last decade.
507
▼ -42.6%
- 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 Low Head — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of Low Head is 507. This is smaller than about 66% of similar areas, and the total number of residents has fallen by 43% since 2011.
64 yrs ▲ +45.5%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 64 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 48.1% of the population, a figure far above the national rate. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up just 5.3% of the area.
48.1% ▲ +170.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.3% ▼ -73.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 5.7% of the population, among the lowest for similar areas.
1.8% ▼ -72.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Low Head, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621017/low-head/topic/demographics-identity