South Launceston

16.1% of South Launceston's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

1,180 family households lived in South Launceston; 37.3% were couple families and 17.9% were one-parent families.

38.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.

South Launceston had 4,894 residents at the 2021 Census.

32.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

27.9% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

Separate houses made up 71.1% of occupied private dwellings in South Launceston.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 18.8% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 9.5% of occupied private dwellings.

23.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

30.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

46.3% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.

The average household in South Launceston had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 36.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 16.2% had four or more usual residents.

6.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

59.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

1.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 10.8% walked or cycled.

9.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.

One-car households formed 43.9% of the total.

46.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

49.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 50.8% reported a different address.

18.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

82.1% of residents used only English at home.

13.4% used a language other than English at home.

1.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

18.8% of South Launceston's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.2% was born in Australia.

0.5% of residents were born in China.

1.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.3%.

English ancestry accounted for 42.0% of ancestry responses in South Launceston.

Australian ancestry made up 37.4% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.9% of responses.

25.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Managers accounted for 11.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 23.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.3%.

The labour-force participation rate was 64.2%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..

34.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..

56.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

13.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.8% reported asthma, 11.9% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

29.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.6%.

Median household income was $1,374 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,279.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.

Working from home was 6.6% in South Launceston, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..

Outright ownership was 23.5% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

Renting accounted for 46.3% in South Launceston, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..