Suburb in Burnie

Romaine, TAS

Romaine had a population of 1,850 at the 2021 Census (+8.0% since 2016). Median age 40.0. Median weekly household income $1,449. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Romaine at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Romaine's population grew by 8.0% to 1,850, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 40.0, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 11.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.5%.

23.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 36.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 713 households.

The median household earns $1,449 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

9.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 4.4% use a language other than English at home. 57.9% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Romaine beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureRomaineTASAustralia
Population1,850557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.0%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age40.041.838.2
Households713218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting23.2%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright36.5%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,449$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$280$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,328$1,866
Born overseas9.7%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home4.4%9.2%23.6%
No religion57.9%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

+8.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,7362011
  2. 1,7132016
  3. 1,8502021

Age

Median age 40.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Romaine Tasmania
Share of people by age, Romaine and Tasmania
0–911.5%
10–1914.0%
20–2912.3%
30–3911.6%
40–4912.1%
50–5914.3%
60–6911.2%
70–798.7%
80+3.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Romaine at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.1%
  2. English45.9%
  3. Irish10.4%
  4. Scottish10.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic0.6%
  2. Afrikaans0.6%
  3. Sinhalese0.4%
  4. Tagalog0.3%
  5. German0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.2%
  2. India0.8%
  3. South Africa0.8%
  4. New Zealand0.7%
  5. Sri Lanka0.5%

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

Around Romaine

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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