Suburb in Central Coast (Tas)

Leith, TAS

Leith had a population of 504 at the 2021 Census (+21.4% since 2016). Median age 50.6. Median weekly household income $2,030. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Leith at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Leith's population grew by 21.4% to 504, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 50.6, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 6.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.3%.

6.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 61.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 172 households.

The median household earns $2,030 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358.

15.7% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 51.0% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Leith beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureLeithTASAustralia
Population504557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+21.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age50.641.838.2
Households172218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting6.4%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright61.6%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,030$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week–$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,235$1,328$1,866
Born overseas15.7%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%9.2%23.6%
No religion51.0%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

+21.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4082011
  2. 4152016
  3. 5042021

Age

Median age 50.6, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Leith Tasmania
Share of people by age, Leith and Tasmania
0–96.9%
10–1914.3%
20–296.2%
30–397.1%
40–4913.1%
50–5918.3%
60–6918.5%
70–7910.9%
80+2.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Leith at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.9%
  2. English48.1%
  3. Scottish10.3%
  4. Irish9.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.0%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. Canada1.3%
  4. Italy1.3%
  5. Scotland1.3%

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

Around Leith

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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