South Launceston

TAS

South Launceston is a declining region in TAS with 4,784 residents.

SA2 code: 602011047
State: TAS

Population

4,784

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-3.5%

3yr: -3.8% · 10yr: +1.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$300/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,373/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — South Launceston (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -3.8%5yr: -3.5%10yr: +1.5%Total: +6.4%

Population grew from 4,496 to 4,784 over 24 years, averaging 0.3% 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 3.1%

Predominantly detached houses (72%), mixed tenure (51.9% own or mortgage), built for families (44% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 72.0%

Townhouses 19.0%

1,439 houses379 townhouses181 apartments

Tenure

Owned 22.8%

Mortgage 29.1%

Renting 43.6%

Owned 22.8%Mortgage 29.1%Renting 43.6%Other / NS 4.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

198 (10.0%)

2 bed

655 (33.0%)

3 bed

872 (44.0%)

4 bed

206 (10.4%)

5 bed

41 (2.1%)

6+ bed

12 (0.6%)