Suburb in Northern Midlands

Western Junction, TAS

Western Junction had a population of 128 at the 2021 Census (+2.4% since 2016). Median age 43.9. Median weekly household income $1,781. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Western Junction at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Western Junction's population grew by 2.4% to 128, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 43.9, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 12.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.1%.

11.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 59.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 44 households.

The median household earns $1,781 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358.

8.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 53.9% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Western Junction beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureWestern JunctionTASAustralia
Population128557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age43.941.838.2
Households44218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting11.4%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright59.1%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,781$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week–$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,818$1,328$1,866
Born overseas8.5%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%9.2%23.6%
No religion53.9%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

+2.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1082011
  2. 1252016
  3. 1282021

Age

Median age 43.9, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Western Junction Tasmania
Share of people by age, Western Junction and Tasmania
0–912.5%
10–1916.4%
20–294.7%
30–3910.9%
40–498.6%
50–5910.2%
60–6920.3%
70–7914.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Western Junction at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian56.4%
  2. English47.3%
  3. Scottish12.7%
  4. Irish10.0%
  5. Dutch2.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian3.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa5.9%
  2. New Zealand2.5%

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

Around Western Junction

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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