Suburb in Circular Head

Scotchtown, TAS

Scotchtown had a population of 274 at the 2021 Census (+7.9% since 2016). Median age 35.3. Median weekly household income $1,875. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Scotchtown at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Scotchtown's population grew by 7.9% to 274, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 35.3, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 16.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.1%.

11.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 31.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 84 households.

The median household earns $1,875 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $206 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,505 a month.

17.0% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 5.0% use a language other than English at home. 50.2% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Scotchtown beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureScotchtownTASAustralia
Population274557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.9%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age35.341.838.2
Households84218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting11.9%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright31.0%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,875$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$206$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,505$1,328$1,866
Born overseas17.0%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home5.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion50.2%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.

Population

+7.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1572011
  2. 2542016
  3. 2742021

Age

Median age 35.3, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Scotchtown Tasmania
Share of people by age, Scotchtown and Tasmania
0–916.8%
10–1915.0%
20–299.1%
30–3921.2%
40–499.5%
50–5912.8%
60–6911.3%
70–795.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Scotchtown at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.4%
  2. English35.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal14.3%
  4. Irish9.9%
  5. Scottish9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Samoan3.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.6%
  2. New Zealand4.2%
  3. Samoa3.0%
  4. Taiwan1.9%

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

Around Scotchtown

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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