Suburb in Launceston

Turners Marsh, TAS

Turners Marsh had a population of 265 at the 2021 Census (+4.3% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $1,854. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Turners Marsh at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Turners Marsh's population grew by 4.3% to 265, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 10.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.1%.

7.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 44.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 83 households.

The median household earns $1,854 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $243 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,509 a month.

9.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 8.1% use a language other than English at home. 43.1% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Turners Marsh beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureTurners MarshTASAustralia
Population265557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.3%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age44.042.038.0
Households83218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting7.2%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright44.6%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,854$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$243$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,509$1,313$1,863
Born overseas9.9%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home8.1%9.2%23.6%
No religion43.1%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

+4.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2712011
  2. 2542016
  3. 2652021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Turners Marsh Tasmania
Share of people by age, Turners Marsh and Tasmania
0–910.6%
10–1914.3%
20–296.8%
30–3910.6%
40–4915.5%
50–5922.6%
60–698.3%
70–794.5%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Turners Marsh at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.6%
  2. English36.7%
  3. Irish16.1%
  4. Scottish9.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali2.9%
  2. Spanish1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.5%
  2. the United States2.5%
  3. England1.2%

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

Around Turners Marsh

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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