Suburb in Circular Head

Hellyer, TAS

Hellyer had a population of 189 at the 2021 Census (+9.2% since 2016). Median age 43.3. Median weekly household income $1,466. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hellyer at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hellyer's population grew by 9.2% to 189, in step with Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 43.3, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 5.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.7%.

23.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 37.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 74 households.

The median household earns $1,466 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $172 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,101 a month.

8.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 4.5% use a language other than English at home. 55.6% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hellyer beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureHellyerTASAustralia
Population189557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+9.2%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age43.341.838.2
Households74218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting23.0%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright37.8%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,466$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$172$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,101$1,328$1,866
Born overseas8.0%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home4.5%9.2%23.6%
No religion55.6%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

+9.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1622011
  2. 1732016
  3. 1892021

Age

Median age 43.3, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Hellyer Tasmania
Share of people by age, Hellyer and Tasmania
0–95.8%
10–1918.0%
20–299.0%
30–3911.1%
40–4916.4%
50–5913.8%
60–6916.9%
70–7911.1%
80+1.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hellyer at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.2%
  2. Australian41.4%
  3. Irish15.5%
  4. Australian Aboriginal14.9%
  5. Scottish9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish2.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.4%
  2. the Netherlands1.7%

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

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