Suburb in Latrobe (Tas)

Northdown, TAS

Northdown had a population of 265 at the 2021 Census (+19.9% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $1,442. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Northdown at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Northdown's population grew by 19.9% to 265, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 9.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.1%.

12.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 51.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 91 households.

The median household earns $1,442 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,500 a month.

11.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.8% use a language other than English at home. 46.8% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Northdown beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureNorthdownTASAustralia
Population265557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+19.9%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age49.042.038.0
Households91218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting12.8%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright51.2%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,442$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$250$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,500$1,313$1,863
Born overseas11.6%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.8%9.2%23.6%
No religion46.8%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

+19.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1842011
  2. 2212016
  3. 2652021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Northdown Tasmania
Share of people by age, Northdown and Tasmania
0–99.4%
10–1911.7%
20–299.1%
30–3912.1%
40–499.1%
50–5920.4%
60–6917.4%
70–7910.2%
80+1.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Northdown at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.1%
  2. Australian52.3%
  3. Scottish16.0%
  4. Irish9.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal3.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali2.0%
  2. German1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.5%
  2. Nepal2.0%
  3. Scotland1.2%

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

Around Northdown

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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