Suburb in George Town

Pipers River, TAS

Pipers River had a population of 433 at the 2021 Census (+1.6% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,508. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pipers River at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pipers River's population grew by 1.6% to 433, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 12.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.3%.

8.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 40.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 154 households.

The median household earns $1,508 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $260 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,419 a month.

6.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.7% use a language other than English at home. 53.6% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pipers River beside TAS and Australia.

MeasurePipers RiverTASAustralia
Population433557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.6%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age43.041.838.2
Households154218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting8.7%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright40.7%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,508$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$260$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,419$1,328$1,866
Born overseas6.3%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.7%9.2%23.6%
No religion53.6%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

+1.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3772011
  2. 4262016
  3. 4332021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Pipers River Tasmania
Share of people by age, Pipers River and Tasmania
0–912.7%
10–1914.1%
20–299.0%
30–399.5%
40–4913.2%
50–5917.6%
60–6915.2%
70–795.8%
80+2.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pipers River at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.4%
  2. English47.0%
  3. Irish11.3%
  4. Scottish9.6%
  5. German6.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.0%
  2. Germany1.2%

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

Around Pipers River

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