List of places in Tasmania by population

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This is a list of places in the Australian state of Tasmania by population.

Urban centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being a population cluster of 1,000 or more people.


RankUrban centrePopulation
2006 census [1] 2011 census [2] 2016 census [3] 2021 census [4]
1 Hobart 128,577170,975178,009204,010
2 Launceston 71,39574,08575,32987,345
3 Devonport 22,31522,77023,04626,015
4 Burnie 16,21716,66016,24716,503
5 Ulverstone 9,76012,11012,03213,134
6 Kingston 8,5389,76010,40912,288
7 Wynyard 4,8125,0615,1686,296
8 New Norfolk 5,2305,5435,8346,037
9 Perth- Evandale 4,1174,7355,0675,482
10 Latrobe 2,8433,3543,4745,030
11 Brighton 3,1453,4954,0864,983
12 Legana 2,5002,9153,2434,719
13 Bridgewater 3,9474,1254,0454,592
14 George Town 4,2664,3044,2574,536
15 Longford 3,0273,0533,3474,268
16 Margate 1,3682,1072,3024,239
17 Penguin 4,0413,1593,1384,132
18 Somerset 3,0783,9753,9034,067
19 Smithton 3,3613,2403,2753,934
20 Sorell 1,5462,1102,9073,597
21 Midway Point 2,2442,5982,8593,384
22 Deloraine 2,2432,3332,4323,035
23 Huonville 13061,7411,8403,002
24 Dodges Ferry 2,2442,3192,4672,646
25 Hadspen 1,9262,0622,2162,429
26 Scottsdale 1,9661,8991,9052,408
27 Westbury 13571,4761,4732,272
28 Port Sorell 2,2112,8533,3582,221
29 St Helens 1,3951,4981,4492,206
30 Turners Beach 1,4771,5951,7151,966
31 Queenstown 2,1171,9751,7551,808
32 Cygnet 8398449291,742
33 Bridport 1,3271,2481,2661,742
34 Sheffield 1,0341,1081,1271,602
35 Richmond 8808878581,583
36 Bagdad 7394064651,482
37 Snug 8817641,5601,440
38 Geeveston 7616316161,431
38 Carlton 9941,2411,1191,363
40 Beaconsfield 1,0561,0081,0541,362
41 Franklin 1,0531,1031,0941,301
42 Beauty Point 1,1161,2051,1711,285
43 Evandale 10591,0861,1241,265
44 Primrose Sands 8948949341,209
45 Campania 7428449341,158
46 Cressy 6706766691,149
47 Railton 9008838351,079
48 Bicheno 6406477401,049
49 Grindelwald 7398289651,037

See also

Notes and references

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2006 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2021 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities

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