Suburb in Meander Valley

Red Hills, TAS

Red Hills had a population of 124 at the 2021 Census (+3.3% since 2016). Median age 38.3. Median weekly household income $1,750. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Red Hills at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Red Hills's population grew by 3.3% to 124, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 38.3, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.5%.

13.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 41.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 36 households.

The median household earns $1,750 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,282 a month.

13.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 6.8% use a language other than English at home. 51.7% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Red Hills beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureRed HillsTASAustralia
Population124557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.3%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age38.341.838.2
Households36218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting13.9%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright41.7%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,750$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$306$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,282$1,328$1,866
Born overseas13.9%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home6.8%9.2%23.6%
No religion51.7%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

+3.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1132011
  2. 1202016
  3. 1242021

Age

Median age 38.3, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Red Hills Tasmania
Share of people by age, Red Hills and Tasmania
0–98.9%
10–1921.8%
20–2915.3%
30–398.9%
40–498.1%
50–5925.0%
60–699.7%
70–7910.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Red Hills at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.0%
  2. Australian38.1%
  3. Scottish15.3%
  4. Irish11.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Urdu6.8%
  2. German3.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Germany3.4%
  2. Pakistan2.6%

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

Around Red Hills

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