George Town

TAS

George Town is a stable region in TAS with 7,465 residents.

SA2 code: 602031059
State: TAS

Population

7,465

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.7%

3yr: +1.2% · 10yr: +7.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$220/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,002/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — George Town (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.2%5yr: +2.7%10yr: +7.5%Total: +12.4%

Population grew from 6,642 to 7,465 over 24 years, averaging 0.5% 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 5.8%

Almost entirely detached houses (90.4%), mixed tenure (68.8% own or mortgage), built for families (59% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 90.4%

2,632 houses251 townhouses27 apartments

Tenure

Owned 41.5%

Mortgage 27.3%

Renting 27.1%

Owned 41.5%Mortgage 27.3%Renting 27.1%Other / NS 4.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

109 (3.8%)

2 bed

472 (16.5%)

3 bed

1,691 (59.2%)

4 bed

492 (17.2%)

5 bed

75 (2.6%)

6+ bed

19 (0.7%)