Launceston

TAS

Launceston is a declining region in TAS with 5,365 residents.

SA2 code: 602011038
State: TAS

Population

5,365

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-5.1%

3yr: -2.8% · 10yr: +1.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$320/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,581/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Launceston (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -2.8%5yr: -5.1%10yr: +1.0%Total: +3.9%

Population grew from 5,166 to 5,365 over 24 years, averaging 0.2% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.9%

Predominantly detached houses (54.7%), mixed tenure (54.6% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 54.7%

Townhouses 23.2%

Apartments 22.1%

1,218 houses516 townhouses491 apartments

Tenure

Owned 33.4%

Mortgage 21.2%

Renting 43.7%

Owned 33.4%Mortgage 21.2%Renting 43.7%Other / NS 1.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

257 (11.5%)

2 bed

711 (31.8%)

3 bed

792 (35.4%)

4 bed

374 (16.7%)

5 bed

85 (3.8%)

6+ bed

20 (0.9%)