Suburb in Meander Valley

Quamby Brook, TAS

Quamby Brook had a population of 111 at the 2021 Census (+4.7% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,218. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Quamby Brook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Quamby Brook's population grew by 4.7% to 111, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 10.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.5%.

17.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 48.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 35 households.

The median household earns $1,218 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $650 a month.

17.5% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 5.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.6% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Quamby Brook beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureQuamby BrookTASAustralia
Population111557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.7%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age48.042.038.0
Households35218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting17.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright48.6%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,218$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$350$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$650$1,313$1,863
Born overseas17.5%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home5.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion44.6%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

+4.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1012011
  2. 1062016
  3. 1112021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Quamby Brook Tasmania
Share of people by age, Quamby Brook and Tasmania
0–910.8%
10–1912.6%
20–2911.7%
30–3910.8%
40–499.9%
50–595.4%
60–6923.4%
70–799.9%
80+3.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Quamby Brook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.0%
  2. English44.0%
  3. Irish11.0%
  4. Scottish8.0%
  5. Hungarian7.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.1%

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

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