Suburb in Glenorchy

Dowsing Point, TAS

Dowsing Point had a population of 77 at the 2021 Census (−9.4% since 2016). Median age 37.7. Median weekly household income $1,325. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dowsing Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Hobart

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dowsing Point's population shrank by 9.4% to 77, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 37.7, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 10.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.8%.

33.3% of households rent, a larger share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 21.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 33 households.

The median household earns $1,325 a week, in line with the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $356 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,230 a month.

16.4% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 57.1% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dowsing Point beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureDowsing PointTASAustralia
Population77557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016−9.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age37.741.838.2
Households33218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting33.3%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright21.2%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,325$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$356$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,230$1,328$1,866
Born overseas16.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion57.1%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

−9.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1012011
  2. 852016
  3. 772021

Age

Median age 37.7, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Dowsing Point Tasmania
Share of people by age, Dowsing Point and Tasmania
0–910.4%
10–1911.7%
20–2910.4%
30–3916.9%
40–495.2%
50–5915.6%
60–6916.9%
70–793.9%
80+3.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dowsing Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.3%
  2. English36.9%
  3. Scottish20.0%
  4. Māori10.8%
  5. German9.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.5%

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

Around Dowsing Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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