Suburb in Huon Valley

Eggs and Bacon Bay, TAS

Eggs and Bacon Bay had a population of 124 at the 2021 Census (+21.6% since 2016). Median age 60.0. Median weekly household income $706. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Eggs and Bacon Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Eggs and Bacon Bay's population grew by 21.6% to 124, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 60.0, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 5.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 31.5%.

15.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 56.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 54 households.

The median household earns $706 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $285 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $800 a month.

18.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 49.5% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Eggs and Bacon Bay beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureEggs and Bacon BayTASAustralia
Population124557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+21.6%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age60.041.838.2
Households54218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting15.7%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright56.9%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$706$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$285$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$800$1,328$1,866
Born overseas18.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion49.5%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

+21.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 982011
  2. 1022016
  3. 1242021

Age

Median age 60.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Eggs and Bacon Bay Tasmania
Share of people by age, Eggs and Bacon Bay and Tasmania
0–95.6%
10–1912.1%
20–292.4%
30–397.3%
40–4912.1%
50–5914.5%
60–6922.6%
70–7926.6%
80+4.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Eggs and Bacon Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.1%
  2. Australian38.9%
  3. Irish17.7%
  4. Scottish14.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.5%
  2. England2.7%
  3. the Netherlands2.7%
  4. Scotland2.7%

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

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