Suburb in Central Coast (Tas)

Gunns Plains, TAS

Gunns Plains had a population of 195 at the 2021 Census (+14.0% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $1,174. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gunns Plains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gunns Plains's population grew by 14.0% to 195, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 39.0, it is younger than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 16.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.2%.

24.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 39.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 73 households.

The median household earns $1,174 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $225 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,149 a month.

17.3% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.0% use a language other than English at home. 60.7% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gunns Plains beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureGunns PlainsTASAustralia
Population195557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+14.0%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age39.042.038.0
Households73218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting24.7%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright39.7%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,174$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$225$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,149$1,313$1,863
Born overseas17.3%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home3.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion60.7%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

+14.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1822011
  2. 1712016
  3. 1952021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Gunns Plains Tasmania
Share of people by age, Gunns Plains and Tasmania
0–916.4%
10–199.7%
20–2919.0%
30–3912.3%
40–4912.3%
50–5913.3%
60–6915.9%
70–793.6%
80+3.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gunns Plains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.0%
  2. English38.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal9.2%
  4. Scottish8.1%
  5. Dutch5.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German2.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.0%
  2. New Zealand3.0%
  3. India1.8%

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

Around Gunns Plains

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