Council area

Waratah-Wynyard, TAS

Waratah-Wynyard had a population of 14,300 at the 2021 Census (+5.3% since 2016). Median age 47.6. Median weekly household income $1,137. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Waratah-Wynyard at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Waratah-Wynyard's population grew by 5.3% to 14,300, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 47.6, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 10.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.5%.

24.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 42.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 5,850 households.

The median household earns $1,137 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $235 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,210 a month.

10.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.4% use a language other than English at home. 56.5% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Waratah-Wynyard beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureWaratah-WynyardTASAustralia
Population14,300557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.3%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age47.641.838.2
Households5,850218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.4%5.3%14.3%
Renting24.4%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright42.3%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,137$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$235$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,210$1,328$1,866
Born overseas10.6%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.4%9.2%23.6%
No religion56.5%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

+5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 13,7082011
  2. 13,5782016
  3. 14,3002021

Age

Median age 47.6, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania
Share of people by age, Waratah-Wynyard and Tasmania
0–910.6%
10–1911.3%
20–299.4%
30–3910.4%
40–4910.7%
50–5914.9%
60–6915.3%
70–7911.7%
80+5.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Waratah-Wynyard at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.3%
  2. Australian48.1%
  3. Scottish10.5%
  4. Irish10.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali0.2%
  2. German0.2%
  3. Afrikaans0.1%
  4. Thai0.1%
  5. Spanish0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.2%
  2. New Zealand1.4%
  3. Scotland0.5%
  4. the United States0.4%
  5. South Africa0.4%

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

Around Waratah-Wynyard

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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