Council area

Kentish, TAS

Kentish had a population of 6,603 at the 2021 Census (+7.8% since 2016). Median age 48.4. Median weekly household income $1,209. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kentish at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kentish's population grew by 7.8% to 6,603, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 48.4, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 9.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.9%.

12.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 48.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,451 households.

The median household earns $1,209 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $227 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,230 a month.

13.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 4.3% use a language other than English at home. 58.5% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kentish beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureKentishTASAustralia
Population6,603557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.8%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age48.441.838.2
Households2,451218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting12.6%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright48.4%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,209$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$227$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,230$1,328$1,866
Born overseas13.2%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home4.3%9.2%23.6%
No religion58.5%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

+7.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6,0862011
  2. 6,1282016
  3. 6,6032021

Age

Median age 48.4, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Kentish Tasmania
Share of people by age, Kentish and Tasmania
0–99.3%
10–1911.1%
20–299.0%
30–3910.5%
40–4911.2%
50–5917.5%
60–6916.8%
70–7910.9%
80+4.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kentish at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.9%
  2. Australian46.7%
  3. Scottish10.7%
  4. Irish9.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali0.7%
  2. Mandarin0.5%
  3. German0.4%
  4. French0.2%
  5. Spanish0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.0%
  2. New Zealand1.2%
  3. Nepal0.7%
  4. Germany0.6%
  5. Scotland0.5%

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

Around Kentish

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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