Lymington, TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

61/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Lymington is more socio-economically advantaged than about 61% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1006, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Lymington at a glance

Population (2021): 319
Median age: 58
Median weekly household income: $1,208
SEIFA score: 1006
Coordinates: -43.1990, 147.0528

Lymington demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Lymington using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 12% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	39	12%
Youth (15–24)	19	6%
Young adults (25–44)	50	16%
Mid-life (45–64)	111	35%
Seniors (65+)	99	31%

Share of the 318 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	71	59%
Owned with a mortgage	32	27%
Rented	14	12%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	122	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 122 occupied private dwellings in Lymington.

Median weekly rent: $330
Median monthly mortgage: $1,300
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,458
Median weekly personal income: $645

Community and culture

Born overseas: 57 (20%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 16 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 40 (13%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 135 (50%)
Labour-force participation: 45.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%
Employed full-time: 57
Employed part-time: 57

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Lymington

Where is Lymington?

Lymington is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Lymington?

At the 2021 Census, Lymington had a population of about 319.

Is Lymington an advantaged area?

Lymington has an ABS SEIFA score of 1006, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 61 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 61% of Australian suburbs.