Suburb in Break O'Day

Upper Esk, TAS

Upper Esk had a population of 25 at the 2021 Census (−3.8% since 2016). Median age 63.0. Median weekly household income $850. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Upper Esk at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Upper Esk's population shrank by 3.8% to 25, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 63.0, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 40.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 15 households.

The median household earns $850 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358.

44.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 77.3% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Upper Esk beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureUpper EskTASAustralia
Population25557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.8%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age63.041.838.2
Households15218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting0.0%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright40.0%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$850$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week–$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,328$1,866
Born overseas44.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion77.3%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

−3.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 222011
  2. 262016
  3. 252021

Age

Median age 63.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Upper Esk Tasmania
Share of people by age, Upper Esk and Tasmania
0–90.0%
10–1912.0%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
40–490.0%
50–5936.0%
60–6952.0%
70–7916.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Upper Esk at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English60.0%
  2. Australian48.0%
  3. Hungarian28.0%
  4. Irish16.0%
  5. Scottish12.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England27.3%

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

Around Upper Esk

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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