Suburb in Central Coast (Tas)

Gawler (Tas), TAS

Gawler (Tas) had a population of 703 at the 2021 Census (+13.0% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $1,756. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gawler (Tas) at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gawler (Tas)'s population grew by 13.0% to 703, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 11.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.1%.

6.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 46.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 260 households.

The median household earns $1,756 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

6.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 56.6% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

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

MeasureGawler (Tas)TASAustralia
Population703557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+13.0%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age45.042.038.0
Households260218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting6.2%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright46.2%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,756$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$250$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,313$1,863
Born overseas6.2%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%9.2%23.6%
No religion56.6%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

+13.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6272011
  2. 6222016
  3. 7032021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Gawler (Tas) Tasmania
Share of people by age, Gawler (Tas) and Tasmania
0–911.4%
10–1912.7%
20–297.4%
30–3910.5%
40–4913.5%
50–5917.4%
60–6915.2%
70–797.7%
80+3.4%

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

Cultural background

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

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.1%
  2. English43.4%
  3. Scottish11.5%
  4. Irish10.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Russian0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.5%
  2. the Philippines0.9%
  3. the United States0.9%
  4. the Netherlands0.4%
  5. New Zealand0.4%

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

Around Gawler (Tas)

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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