Suburb in Meander Valley

Blackstone Heights, TAS

Blackstone Heights had a population of 1,245 at the 2021 Census (−2.0% since 2016). Median age 42.9. Median weekly household income $2,288. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Blackstone Heights at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Blackstone Heights's population shrank by 2.0% to 1,245, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 42.9, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 10.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.3%.

7.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 41.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 447 households.

The median household earns $2,288 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $351 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,851 a month.

11.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.5% use a language other than English at home. 51.3% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Blackstone Heights beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureBlackstone HeightsTASAustralia
Population1,245557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.0%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age42.941.838.2
Households447218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting7.4%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright41.8%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,288$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$351$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,851$1,328$1,866
Born overseas11.0%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home3.5%9.2%23.6%
No religion51.3%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

−2.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2942011
  2. 1,2702016
  3. 1,2452021

Age

Median age 42.9, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Blackstone Heights Tasmania
Share of people by age, Blackstone Heights and Tasmania
0–910.4%
10–1914.1%
20–299.6%
30–3910.8%
40–4915.4%
50–5917.1%
60–6914.1%
70–796.0%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Blackstone Heights at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.7%
  2. English48.4%
  3. Scottish10.1%
  4. Irish9.0%
  5. German2.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.4%
  2. Spanish0.2%
  3. Urdu0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.8%
  2. New Zealand0.9%
  3. India0.7%
  4. Ireland0.7%
  5. the Philippines0.6%

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

Around Blackstone Heights

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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