Population
+0.8% since 2016.
Mount Direction, TAS
Mount Direction had a population of 248 at the 2021 Census (+0.8% since 2016). Median age 45.7. Median weekly household income $1,917. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
Mount Direction at a glance
What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Direction's population grew by 0.8% to 248, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 45.7, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 7.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.5%.
6.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 41.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 89 households.
The median household earns $1,917 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $175 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,220 a month.
4.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 1.3% use a language other than English at home. 55.5% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).
Key figures
2021 Census, Mount Direction beside TAS and Australia.
| Measure | Mount Direction | TAS | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 248 | 557,570 | 25,422,828 |
| Growth since 2016 | +0.8% | +9.3% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 45.7 | 41.8 | 38.2 |
| Households | 89 | 218,410 | 9,275,123 |
| Flats and apartments | 0.0% | 5.3% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 6.7% | 26.9% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 41.6% | 37.7% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $1,917 | $1,358 | $1,747 |
| Median rent a week | $175 | $291 | $376 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $1,220 | $1,328 | $1,866 |
| Born overseas | 4.2% | 16.3% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 1.3% | 9.2% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 55.5% | 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.
Age
Median age 45.7, against 41.8 for Tasmania.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Cultural background
The largest groups in Mount Direction at the 2021 Census.
Ancestry
Languages at home
Country of birth
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Around Mount Direction
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
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