Population
+17.7% since 2016.
Central Highlands (Tas), TAS
Central Highlands (Tas) had a population of 2,520 at the 2021 Census (+17.7% since 2016). Median age 50.4. Median weekly household income $1,003. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
Central Highlands (Tas) at a glance
What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Central Highlands (Tas)'s population grew by 17.7% to 2,520, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 50.4, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 9.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.2%.
16.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 49.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,012 households.
The median household earns $1,003 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $194 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $914 a month.
11.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 45.2% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).
Key figures
2021 Census, Central Highlands (Tas) beside TAS and Australia.
| Measure | Central Highlands (Tas) | TAS | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,520 | 557,570 | 25,422,828 |
| Growth since 2016 | +17.7% | +9.3% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 50.4 | 41.8 | 38.2 |
| Households | 1,012 | 218,410 | 9,275,123 |
| Flats and apartments | 1.2% | 5.3% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 16.7% | 26.9% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 49.6% | 37.7% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $1,003 | $1,358 | $1,747 |
| Median rent a week | $194 | $291 | $376 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $914 | $1,328 | $1,866 |
| Born overseas | 11.3% | 16.3% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 3.6% | 9.2% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 45.2% | 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.
Age
Median age 50.4, against 41.8 for Tasmania.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Cultural background
The largest groups in Central Highlands (Tas) at the 2021 Census.
Ancestry
Languages at home
Country of birth
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Around Central Highlands (Tas)
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
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Suburbs in Central Highlands (Tas)
Largest first.
- Bothwell
- Ouse
- Ellendale (Tas)
- Gretna
- Hamilton (Tas)
- Miena
- Fentonbury
- Flintstone
- Bronte Park
- Apsley (Tas)
- Bradys Lake
- Derwent Bridge
- Hollow Tree
- Lower Marshes
- Pelham (Tas)
- Strickland
- Wilburville
- Interlaken
- Victoria Valley (Tas)
- Wayatinah
- Osterley (Tas)
- Tods Corner
- Cramps Bay
- Meadowbank (Tas)
- Morass Bay
- Brandum
- Breona
- London Lakes
- Arthurs Lake
- Lake St Clair
- Reynolds Neck
- Doctors Point
- Dee
- Hermitage
- Steppes
- Tarraleah
- Waddamana
- Butlers Gorge
- Central Plateau
- Florentine
- Lake Sorell
- Liawenee
- Little Pine Lagoon
- Millers Bluff
- Shannon (Tas)
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