Suburb in Meander Valley

Birralee, TAS

Birralee had a population of 177 at the 2021 Census (−2.7% since 2016). Median age 49.3. Median weekly household income $1,000. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Birralee at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Birralee's population shrank by 2.7% to 177, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 49.3, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 12.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.1%.

4.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 47.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 71 households.

The median household earns $1,000 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358.

11.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 64.9% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Birralee beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureBirraleeTASAustralia
Population177557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.7%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age49.341.838.2
Households71218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting4.2%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright47.9%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,000$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week–$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,081$1,328$1,866
Born overseas11.5%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion64.9%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

−2.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1782011
  2. 1822016
  3. 1772021

Age

Median age 49.3, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Birralee Tasmania
Share of people by age, Birralee and Tasmania
0–912.4%
10–1914.1%
20–295.6%
30–3913.0%
40–4910.2%
50–5920.3%
60–6916.4%
70–797.3%
80+10.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Birralee at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English56.5%
  2. Australian33.3%
  3. Scottish20.2%
  4. Irish13.7%
  5. German4.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.6%
  2. Poland2.4%
  3. Scotland2.4%

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

Around Birralee

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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