Suburb in Derwent Valley

Sorell Creek, TAS

Sorell Creek had a population of 95 at the 2021 Census (+6.7% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $1,062. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sorell Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Hobart

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sorell Creek's population grew by 6.7% to 95, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 4.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.0%.

22.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 47.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 40 households.

The median household earns $1,062 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,534 a month.

12.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 34.8% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sorell Creek beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureSorell CreekTASAustralia
Population95557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+6.7%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age49.042.038.0
Households40218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting22.5%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright47.5%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,062$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$350$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,534$1,313$1,863
Born overseas12.6%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion34.8%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

+6.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1092011
  2. 892016
  3. 952021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Sorell Creek Tasmania
Share of people by age, Sorell Creek and Tasmania
0–94.2%
10–1914.7%
20–298.4%
30–3910.5%
40–4917.9%
50–5913.7%
60–6918.9%
70–7913.7%
80+6.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sorell Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian60.9%
  2. English34.8%
  3. Irish9.8%
  4. German6.5%
  5. Scottish4.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.6%

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

Around Sorell Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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