Suburb in West Tamar

Beauty Point, TAS

Beauty Point had a population of 1,285 at the 2021 Census (+5.2% since 2016). Median age 56.8. Median weekly household income $834. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Beauty Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Beauty Point's population grew by 5.2% to 1,285, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 56.8, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 7.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.5%.

18.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 53.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 586 households.

The median household earns $834 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $255 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,043 a month.

13.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 1.2% use a language other than English at home. 54.0% report no religion, close to the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Beauty Point beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureBeauty PointTASAustralia
Population1,285557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.2%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age56.841.838.2
Households586218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments1.2%5.3%14.3%
Renting18.5%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright53.0%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$834$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$255$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,043$1,328$1,866
Born overseas13.2%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home1.2%9.2%23.6%
No religion54.0%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

+5.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2442011
  2. 1,2222016
  3. 1,2852021

Age

Median age 56.8, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Beauty Point Tasmania
Share of people by age, Beauty Point and Tasmania
0–97.8%
10–198.7%
20–298.2%
30–396.5%
40–498.4%
50–5915.7%
60–6922.4%
70–7917.2%
80+5.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Beauty Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.3%
  2. Australian44.4%
  3. Irish11.4%
  4. Scottish10.9%
  5. German5.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.1%
  2. New Zealand1.8%
  3. the United States0.9%
  4. the Netherlands0.7%
  5. the Philippines0.6%

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

Around Beauty Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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