Suburb in King Island

Currie, TAS

Currie had a population of 766 at the 2021 Census (−0.3% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,242. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Currie at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Currie's population shrank by 0.3% to 766, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 10.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.5%.

29.2% of households rent, a larger share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 40.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 332 households.

The median household earns $1,242 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,083 a month.

15.8% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 6.9% use a language other than English at home. 56.4% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Currie beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureCurrieTASAustralia
Population766557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.3%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age48.041.838.2
Households332218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments1.2%5.3%14.3%
Renting29.2%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright40.3%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,242$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$200$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,083$1,328$1,866
Born overseas15.8%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home6.9%9.2%23.6%
No religion56.4%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

−0.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8052011
  2. 7682016
  3. 7662021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Currie Tasmania
Share of people by age, Currie and Tasmania
0–910.7%
10–198.2%
20–2911.0%
30–3913.6%
40–498.9%
50–5914.9%
60–6914.8%
70–7911.2%
80+8.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Currie at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.4%
  2. Australian44.0%
  3. Irish11.4%
  4. Scottish9.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino0.9%
  2. German0.6%
  3. Hindi0.6%
  4. Punjabi0.6%
  5. Spanish0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines2.8%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. England1.7%
  4. the United States0.9%
  5. Brazil0.6%

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

Around Currie

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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