Council area

Central Coast (Tas), TAS

Central Coast (Tas) had a population of 22,760 at the 2021 Census (+6.5% since 2016). Median age 47.5. Median weekly household income $1,208. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Central Coast (Tas) at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Central Coast (Tas)'s population grew by 6.5% to 22,760, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 47.5, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 10.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.6%.

21.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 43.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 9,235 households.

The median household earns $1,208 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,279 a month.

10.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.6% use a language other than English at home. 54.6% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Central Coast (Tas) beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureCentral Coast (Tas)TASAustralia
Population22,760557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.5%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age47.541.838.2
Households9,235218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.3%5.3%14.3%
Renting21.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright43.8%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,208$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$250$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,279$1,328$1,866
Born overseas10.1%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.6%9.2%23.6%
No religion54.6%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

+6.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 21,3552011
  2. 21,3622016
  3. 22,7602021

Age

Median age 47.5, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Central Coast (Tas) Tasmania
Share of people by age, Central Coast (Tas) and Tasmania
0–910.0%
10–1911.3%
20–299.9%
30–3910.3%
40–4910.9%
50–5914.5%
60–6915.4%
70–7911.5%
80+6.1%

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

Cultural background

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

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.8%
  2. Australian47.6%
  3. Scottish9.8%
  4. Irish9.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.3%
  2. Nepali0.2%
  3. German0.1%
  4. Punjabi0.1%
  5. Filipino0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.7%
  2. New Zealand1.0%
  3. the Netherlands0.9%
  4. the Philippines0.4%
  5. Scotland0.4%

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

Around Central Coast (Tas)

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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