Suburb in West Tamar

Swan Point, TAS

Swan Point had a population of 300 at the 2021 Census (+6.4% since 2016). Median age 56.0. Median weekly household income $1,323. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Swan Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Launceston and North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Swan Point's population grew by 6.4% to 300, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 56.0, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 6.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.3%.

5.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 54.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 121 households.

The median household earns $1,323 a week, in line with the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,181 a month.

21.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 64.3% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Swan Point beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureSwan PointTASAustralia
Population300557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.4%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age56.041.838.2
Households121218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting5.8%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright54.5%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,323$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$400$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,181$1,328$1,866
Born overseas21.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%9.2%23.6%
No religion64.3%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

+6.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2782011
  2. 2822016
  3. 3002021

Age

Median age 56.0, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Swan Point Tasmania
Share of people by age, Swan Point and Tasmania
0–96.0%
10–1910.3%
20–296.7%
30–394.3%
40–4911.7%
50–5916.7%
60–6925.3%
70–7916.3%
80+2.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Swan Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.9%
  2. Australian33.3%
  3. Irish15.8%
  4. Scottish15.1%
  5. German5.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German3.2%
  2. Afrikaans1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England11.8%
  2. the United States3.2%
  3. Scotland1.8%
  4. South Africa1.4%
  5. Wales1.4%

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

Around Swan Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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