Suburb in Dorset

Legerwood, TAS

Legerwood had a population of 204 at the 2021 Census (+5.7% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $949. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Legerwood at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Legerwood's population grew by 5.7% to 204, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 39.0, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.3%.

29.3% of households rent, a larger share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 40.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 78 households.

The median household earns $949 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $823 a month.

9.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 63.4% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Legerwood beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureLegerwoodTASAustralia
Population204557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.7%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age39.041.838.2
Households78218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting29.3%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright40.0%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$949$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$250$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$823$1,328$1,866
Born overseas9.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion63.4%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

+5.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1882011
  2. 1932016
  3. 2042021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Legerwood Tasmania
Share of people by age, Legerwood and Tasmania
0–912.3%
10–1919.6%
20–2910.3%
30–3913.2%
40–495.9%
50–599.8%
60–6919.6%
70–7910.8%
80+1.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Legerwood at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.4%
  2. English48.1%
  3. Irish9.8%
  4. Scottish9.3%
  5. German7.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.6%
  2. New Zealand2.1%

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

Around Legerwood

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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