Suburb in Southern Midlands

Bagdad, TAS

Bagdad had a population of 1,482 at the 2021 Census (+9.3% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,587. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bagdad at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bagdad's population grew by 9.3% to 1,482, in step with Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 38.0, it is younger than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 13.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.7%.

10.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 30.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 503 households.

The median household earns $1,587 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,341 a month.

5.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 1.2% use a language other than English at home. 52.1% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bagdad beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureBagdadTASAustralia
Population1,482557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+9.3%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age38.042.038.0
Households503218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting10.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright30.9%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,587$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$350$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,341$1,313$1,863
Born overseas5.5%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home1.2%9.2%23.6%
No religion52.1%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

+9.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2662011
  2. 1,3562016
  3. 1,4822021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Bagdad Tasmania
Share of people by age, Bagdad and Tasmania
0–913.4%
10–1914.2%
20–2911.7%
30–3914.3%
40–4912.0%
50–5913.6%
60–6911.5%
70–797.1%
80+1.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bagdad at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.3%
  2. English48.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal9.2%
  4. Irish9.1%
  5. Scottish6.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Polish0.5%
  2. Italian0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.3%
  2. New Zealand0.7%
  3. Ireland0.4%
  4. Malaysia0.4%
  5. Germany0.3%

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

Around Bagdad

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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