Suburb in Southern Midlands

Colebrook, TAS

Colebrook had a population of 372 at the 2021 Census (+26.5% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $880. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Colebrook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Colebrook's population grew by 26.5% to 372, faster than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 7.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.4%.

12.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 44.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 127 households.

The median household earns $880 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $225 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,083 a month.

8.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.1% use a language other than English at home. 51.8% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Colebrook beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureColebrookTASAustralia
Population372557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+26.5%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age44.042.038.0
Households127218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting12.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright44.4%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$880$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week$225$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,083$1,313$1,863
Born overseas8.8%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.1%9.2%23.6%
No religion51.8%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

+26.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3142011
  2. 2942016
  3. 3722021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Colebrook Tasmania
Share of people by age, Colebrook and Tasmania
0–97.5%
10–1910.2%
20–2912.6%
30–3911.0%
40–4912.4%
50–5916.4%
60–6920.2%
70–797.8%
80+1.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Colebrook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.1%
  2. Australian42.8%
  3. Australian Aboriginal8.3%
  4. Irish8.0%
  5. Scottish7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Korean1.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.1%
  2. New Zealand1.8%
  3. the United States1.1%

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

Around Colebrook

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