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Gagebrook, TAS

Gagebrook had a population of 1,572 at the 2021 Census (+9.2% since 2016). Median age 27.0. Median weekly household income $825. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gagebrook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Hobart

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gagebrook's population grew by 9.2% to 1,572, in step with Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 27.0, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 20.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.3%.

76.4% of households rent, a larger share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 7.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 554 households.

The median household earns $825 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $240 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $867 a month.

3.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.8% use a language other than English at home. 71.3% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gagebrook beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureGagebrookTASAustralia
Population1,572557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+9.2%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age27.041.838.2
Households554218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments4.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting76.4%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright7.6%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$825$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$240$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$867$1,328$1,866
Born overseas3.3%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.8%9.2%23.6%
No religion71.3%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

+9.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,5672011
  2. 1,4402016
  3. 1,5722021

Age

Median age 27.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Gagebrook Tasmania
Share of people by age, Gagebrook and Tasmania
0–920.4%
10–1917.4%
20–2917.0%
30–3913.5%
40–4910.8%
50–599.9%
60–697.0%
70–793.2%
80+1.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gagebrook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.0%
  2. English46.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal22.9%
  4. Irish5.2%
  5. Scottish4.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Urdu0.8%
  2. Punjabi0.6%
  3. Vietnamese0.5%
  4. Nepali0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India1.0%
  2. Pakistan0.8%
  3. Vietnam0.5%
  4. England0.4%
  5. Germany0.4%

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

Around Gagebrook

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