Suburb in Derwent Valley

Boyer, TAS

Boyer had a population of 58 at the 2021 Census (+45.0% since 2016). Median age 31.6. Median weekly household income $1,125. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boyer at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Hobart

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boyer's population grew by 45.0% to 58, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 31.6, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 24.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.6%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 37.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 16 households.

The median household earns $1,125 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358.

5.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 5.9% use a language other than English at home. 57.7% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boyer beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureBoyerTASAustralia
Population58557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+45.0%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age31.641.838.2
Households16218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting0.0%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright37.5%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,125$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week–$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,200$1,328$1,866
Born overseas5.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home5.9%9.2%23.6%
No religion57.7%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

+45.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 332011
  2. 402016
  3. 582021

Age

Median age 31.6, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Boyer Tasmania
Share of people by age, Boyer and Tasmania
0–924.1%
10–198.6%
20–295.2%
30–3929.3%
40–495.2%
50–590.0%
60–696.9%
70–798.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boyer at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian62.1%
  2. English39.7%
  3. Irish12.1%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. German5.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Afghanistan5.2%

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

Around Boyer

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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