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Fingal (Tas), TAS

Fingal (Tas) had a population of 431 at the 2021 Census (+6.4% since 2016). Median age 50.8. Median weekly household income $885. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Fingal (Tas) at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fingal (Tas)'s population grew by 6.4% to 431, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 50.8, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 7.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.9%.

15.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 54.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 182 households.

The median household earns $885 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $169 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $700 a month.

9.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.0% use a language other than English at home. 53.3% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Fingal (Tas) beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureFingal (Tas)TASAustralia
Population431557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age50.841.838.2
Households182218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting15.8%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright54.2%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$885$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$169$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$700$1,328$1,866
Born overseas9.2%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home3.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion53.3%53.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+6.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4372011
  2. 4052016
  3. 4312021

Age

Median age 50.8, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Fingal (Tas) Tasmania
Share of people by age, Fingal (Tas) and Tasmania
0–97.4%
10–1912.3%
20–297.0%
30–399.0%
40–4912.5%
50–5913.2%
60–6920.0%
70–7914.6%
80+3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Fingal (Tas) at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.9%
  2. Australian45.6%
  3. Scottish10.8%
  4. Irish8.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino1.8%
  2. German1.3%
  3. French0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.3%
  2. New Zealand1.3%
  3. Germany0.8%
  4. Thailand0.8%
  5. the United States0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Fingal (Tas)

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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