Suburb in Kingborough

Great Bay, TAS

Great Bay had a population of 92 at the 2021 Census (+61.4% since 2016). Median age 51.0. Median weekly household income $1,312. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Great Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Great Bay's population grew by 61.4% to 92, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 51.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 15.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.6%.

9.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 60.6% 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 $1,312 a week, in line with the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,517 a month.

29.6% of residents were born overseas, more than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 78.0% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Great Bay beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureGreat BayTASAustralia
Population92557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+61.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age51.042.038.0
Households33218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting9.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright60.6%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,312$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$300$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,517$1,313$1,863
Born overseas29.6%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion78.0%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

+61.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 442011
  2. 572016
  3. 922021

Age

Median age 51.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Great Bay Tasmania
Share of people by age, Great Bay and Tasmania
0–915.2%
10–194.3%
20–290.0%
30–3913.0%
40–4910.9%
50–5914.1%
60–6916.3%
70–7919.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Great Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English59.3%
  2. Australian40.7%
  3. Scottish17.4%
  4. Irish11.6%
  5. German5.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.3%
  2. France4.8%
  3. Germany3.6%

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

Around Great Bay

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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