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Rushy Lagoon, TAS

Rushy Lagoon had a population of 29 at the 2021 Census (−3.3% since 2016). Median age 32.0. Median weekly household income $1,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Rushy Lagoon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Rushy Lagoon's population shrank by 3.3% to 29, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 32.0, it is younger than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 10.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

27.3% of households rent, close to the TAS average of 26.9%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 11 households.

The median household earns $1,375 a week, in line with the TAS average of $1,358.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 17.4% use a language other than English at home. 37.5% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Rushy Lagoon beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureRushy LagoonTASAustralia
Population29557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016−3.3%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age32.042.038.0
Households11218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting27.3%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,375$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$45$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,313$1,863
Born overseas0.0%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home17.4%9.2%23.6%
No religion37.5%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

−3.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 292011
  2. 302016
  3. 292021

Age

Median age 32.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Rushy Lagoon Tasmania
Share of people by age, Rushy Lagoon and Tasmania
0–910.3%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–3910.3%
40–4913.8%
50–5910.3%
60–6913.8%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Rushy Lagoon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.2%
  2. English37.5%
  3. Australian Aboriginal16.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Urdu16.7%

Country of birth

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

Around Rushy Lagoon

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