Suburb in Kingborough

Longley, TAS

Longley had a population of 241 at the 2021 Census (+3.0% since 2016). Median age 43.4. Median weekly household income $2,100. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Longley at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Hobart

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Longley's population grew by 3.0% to 241, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 43.4, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 7.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.3%.

8.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 39.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 87 households.

The median household earns $2,100 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358.

19.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.0% use a language other than English at home. 61.4% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Longley beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureLongleyTASAustralia
Population241557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.0%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age43.441.838.2
Households87218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting8.0%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright39.1%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,100$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week–$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,551$1,328$1,866
Born overseas19.1%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home3.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion61.4%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

+3.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2482011
  2. 2342016
  3. 2412021

Age

Median age 43.4, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Longley Tasmania
Share of people by age, Longley and Tasmania
0–97.9%
10–1915.8%
20–298.7%
30–3912.4%
40–4912.0%
50–5915.8%
60–6918.7%
70–798.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Longley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.2%
  2. Australian29.2%
  3. Irish17.2%
  4. Scottish15.9%
  5. Dutch7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.3%
  2. the United States2.1%
  3. Scotland1.7%
  4. China1.3%
  5. South Africa1.3%

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

Around Longley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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