Suburb in Meander Valley

Osmaston, TAS

Osmaston had a population of 96 at the 2021 Census (+9.1% since 2016). Median age 48.4. Median weekly household income $1,938. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Osmaston at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Osmaston's population grew by 9.1% to 96, in step with Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 48.4, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 12.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.5%.

25.0% of households rent, close to the TAS average of 26.9%. 32.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 34 households.

The median household earns $1,938 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $268 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,551 a month.

11.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 45.3% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Osmaston beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureOsmastonTASAustralia
Population96557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+9.1%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age48.441.838.2
Households34218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting25.0%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright32.1%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,938$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$268$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,551$1,328$1,866
Born overseas11.6%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion45.3%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

+9.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 862011
  2. 882016
  3. 962021

Age

Median age 48.4, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Osmaston Tasmania
Share of people by age, Osmaston and Tasmania
0–912.5%
10–197.3%
20–299.4%
30–399.4%
40–497.3%
50–5914.6%
60–6918.8%
70–797.3%
80+4.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Osmaston at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.4%
  2. Australian50.0%
  3. Irish13.4%
  4. German12.2%
  5. Scottish8.5%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England10.3%
  2. the United States5.1%
  3. Canada3.8%

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

Around Osmaston

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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