Suburb in Central Coast (Tas)

Preservation Bay, TAS

Preservation Bay had a population of 100 at the 2021 Census (+35.1% since 2016). Median age 46.8. Median weekly household income $1,950. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Preservation Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Preservation Bay's population grew by 35.1% to 100, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 46.8, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 9.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.0%.

10.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 36.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 38 households.

The median household earns $1,950 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,621 a month.

9.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 58.1% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Preservation Bay beside TAS and Australia.

MeasurePreservation BayTASAustralia
Population100557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+35.1%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age46.841.838.2
Households38218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting10.5%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright36.8%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,950$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$306$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,621$1,328$1,866
Born overseas9.7%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion58.1%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

+35.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 672011
  2. 742016
  3. 1002021

Age

Median age 46.8, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Preservation Bay Tasmania
Share of people by age, Preservation Bay and Tasmania
0–99.0%
10–1915.0%
20–293.0%
30–3911.0%
40–4920.0%
50–5923.0%
60–6911.0%
70–798.0%
80+3.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Preservation Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English57.9%
  2. Australian41.1%
  3. Scottish15.8%
  4. Australian Aboriginal11.6%
  5. Irish11.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.2%

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

Around Preservation Bay

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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