Suburb in Meander Valley

Bracknell, TAS

Bracknell had a population of 493 at the 2021 Census (+7.4% since 2016). Median age 41.3. Median weekly household income $1,296. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bracknell at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bracknell's population grew by 7.4% to 493, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). Its median age of 41.3 is close to the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.8%.

9.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 41.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 186 households.

The median household earns $1,296 a week, in line with the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

3.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 1.1% use a language other than English at home. 55.5% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bracknell beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureBracknellTASAustralia
Population493557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age41.341.838.2
Households186218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting9.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright41.4%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,296$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$275$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,328$1,866
Born overseas3.5%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home1.1%9.2%23.6%
No religion55.5%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

+7.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4822011
  2. 4592016
  3. 4932021

Age

Median age 41.3, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Bracknell Tasmania
Share of people by age, Bracknell and Tasmania
0–911.6%
10–1912.8%
20–2911.0%
30–3913.4%
40–499.1%
50–5913.2%
60–6916.0%
70–7910.1%
80+2.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bracknell at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian63.0%
  2. English44.9%
  3. Irish7.0%
  4. Scottish7.0%
  5. German3.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.3%
  2. New Zealand1.1%
  3. the United States0.7%

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

Around Bracknell

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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