Suburb in Kingborough

Adventure Bay, TAS

Adventure Bay had a population of 218 at the 2021 Census (+11.8% since 2016). Median age 64.0. Median weekly household income $1,023. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Adventure Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Adventure Bay's population grew by 11.8% to 218, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 64.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 1.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 32.6%.

6.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 66.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 96 households.

The median household earns $1,023 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,055 a month.

12.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.5% use a language other than English at home. 55.7% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Adventure Bay beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureAdventure BayTASAustralia
Population218557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+11.8%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age64.042.038.0
Households96218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting6.3%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright66.7%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,023$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$300$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,055$1,313$1,863
Born overseas12.7%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.5%9.2%23.6%
No religion55.7%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

+11.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1902011
  2. 1952016
  3. 2182021

Age

Median age 64.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Adventure Bay Tasmania
Share of people by age, Adventure Bay and Tasmania
0–91.8%
10–194.6%
20–298.7%
30–397.3%
40–496.0%
50–5913.3%
60–6924.8%
70–7928.9%
80+3.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Adventure Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.8%
  2. Australian41.2%
  3. Scottish10.6%
  4. Irish9.0%
  5. German6.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German2.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.6%

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

Around Adventure Bay

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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