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Population Trends Tasmanian Local Government Areas

1993-2017

Depar tment o f Premier and Cab inet

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Population Trends, Tasmanian Local Government Areas

1993-2017 Introduction

Population growth in Tasmania and across Australia more generally has recently received considerable interest

from policy makers at all three levels of government. Tasmania currently has the oldest and slowest growing

population in Australia, though the growth rate has improved significantly in recent years.

Population growth to date has occurred at various rates across Tasmanian Local Government Areas. Key

trends outlined in this paper may inform future strategies for dealing with predicted population growth or

decline. They may form part of the backdrop to the ongoing discussion on the viability and sustainability of

small, rural and regional councils, in the face of the services they will be expected to deliver.

This document describes and summarises key trends from 1993 to 2017, but does not seek to analyse or

explain the drivers of changes that have occurred. It uses the latest available data from the Australian Bureau of

Statistics to examine population trends in Tasmanian Local Government Areas from 1993 to 2017. All

information is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s Regional Population Growth book 3218.0 -

Population Component Data. Relevant data is included in Appendices I & II.

Council classifications

Information in this document is grouped under five council classifications, based on population size and density

and in line with the Australian Classification of Local Governments (ACLG).

Data is presented in council groupings which are based on the Australian Classification of Local Governments, first

published in September 1994, to help the Australian Government understand the needs of local government

across Australia. The classifications take into account population size and density.

In 2016-17, Tasmanian councils fit into the five classifications shown below.

Urban medium

councils

(UM)

Urban small

councils

(US)

Rural agricultural

very large councils

(RAVL)

Rural agricultural

large councils

(RAL)

Rural agricultural,

small & medium

councils (RASM)

population

30,000—70,000

population

20,000 to 30,000, or

up to 20,000 where

density more than 30

people per km2

population

10,000—20,000

density less than 30

people per km2

population

5,000—10,000


people per km2

population

under 5,000


people per km2

Clarence City

Glenorchy City

Hobart City

Kingborough

Launceston City

Brighton

Burnie

Central Coast

Devonport

West Tamar

*Derwent Valley

Huon Valley

*Latrobe

Meander Valley

Northern Midlands

Sorell

Waratah-Wynyard

Break O’Day

Circular Head

Dorset

George Town

Kentish

Southern Midlands

Central Highlands

Flinders Island

Glamorgan-Spring Bay

King Island

Tasman

*West Coast

* Changes to population figures have resulted in movements between classifications for:

Derwent Valley Council, from RAL to RAVL – population increased to above 10,000 people in 2014;

Latrobe Council, from RAL to RAVL – population increased to above 10,000 people in 2010; and

West Coast Council, from RAL to RASM – population declined to below 5,000 people in 2011.



Tasmanian council regions

Information in this document is also grouped by council regions. Regional trends show where the majority of

population growth is occurring, and can be used to help form regional council strategies. Tasmanian councils

can generally be split into three regions: North (N), North West (NW) and South (S). The regions are

highlighted in Figure 1, below.

The North West region is made up of nine councils in the Cradle Coast Authority. The North West has three

urban small councils (Burnie, Central Coast and Devonport), two rural agricultural very large councils (Latrobe and

Waratah-Wynyard), two rural agricultural large councils (Circular Head and Kentish), and two rural agricultural

small & medium councils (King Island and West Coast).

The Northern region is made up of

8 councils, consisting of one urban

medium council (Launceston), one

urban small council (West Tamar),

two rural agricultural very large

councils (Meander Valley and

Northern Midlands), three rural

agricultural large councils (Break

O’Day, Dorset and George Town),

and one rural agricultural small &

medium council (Flinders)

The remaining 12 councils form the

Southern region. The region has

four urban medium councils

(Clarence City, Glenorchy City, Hobart

City and Kingborough), one urban

small council (Brighton), three rural

agricultural very large councils

(Derwent Valley, Huon Valley and

Sorell), one rural agricultural large

council (Southern Midlands), and

three rural agricultural small &

medium councils (Central Highlands,

Glamorgan-Spring Bay and Tasman).

The Greater Hobart (GH) region

forms a subset of the Southern

region, consisting of Hobart,

Kingborough, Glenorchy, Brighton,

Clarence and Sorell. Together,

these councils make up over 40 per

cent of Tasmania’s population, and

have experienced the largest

growth in population from 1993-

2017.

Figure I. Map of Tasmanian Local Government Areas by region.



Population Change by Council

Figure 2 shows the total change in population from 1993 to 2017. A total of eighteen councils saw a

population increase in the 24 year period since 1993, with a total of nine councils seeing a decrease in total

population from 1993. Those councils that saw a decrease in population include Flinders Island, George

Town, King Island, Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard, Central Highlands, Burnie, Dorset and West Coast.

Figure 2. Change in Total Population by Council, 1993 – 2017.

0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000

Launceston

Clarence

Hobart

Glenorchy

Kingborough

Devonport

Central Coast

Burnie

West Tamar

Meander Valley

Waratah/ Wynard

Huon Valley

Brighton

Northern Midlands

Derwent Valley

Sorell

Circular Head

Dorset

Latrobe

West Coast

George Town

Break O'Day

Southern Midlands

Kentish

Glamorgan/ Spring Bay

Central Highlands

Tasman

King Island

Flinders Island

Population

Co

un

cil

Change in Total Population by Council1993 - 2017

1993 2017



Figure 3 shows that Council growth and decline ranged from 58 per cent to – 43 per cent. Sorell saw the

sharpest increase in population, with an increase of 58 per cent or 5 411 people. The West Coast saw the

sharpest decrease in population with a decrease of 43 per cent, or 3 083 people. The populations of

Derwent Valley and Devonport remained stable during the time period.

Figure 3. Percentage Change in Total Population by Council, 1993 – 2017.

West Coast

Central Highlands

King Island

Dorset

Burnie

Circular Head

Flinders Island

Waratah/Wynyard

George Town

Devonport

Derwent Valley

Central Coast

Launceston

Glenorchy

Break O'Day

Glamorgan/Spring Bay

Hobart

Clarence

Northern Midlands

Southern Midlands

Tasman

Meander Valley

Kentish

West Tamar

Huon Valley

Kingborough

Brighton

Latrobe

Sorell

-60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Percentage change

Co

un

cil

Percentage Change in Population by Council1993 - 2017



Figure 4 shows that Councils with large populations of more than 10 000 people experienced the majority

of growth from 1993 – 2017 (RAVL, US and UM). Only three councils with smaller populations

experienced high population growth. The majority of growth also occurred in the Southern region. In

contrast, Figure 5 shows the majority of decline occurred in councils with small populations of less than

10 000 people (RAL, RASM). Only two councils with large populations experienced population decline. The

majority of decline occurred in the North West region, followed by the Northern region. Only one council

in the Southern region experienced a population decline from 1993 – 2017.

Figure. 4. Councils with High Population Growth.

Figure 5. Councils with Low Population Growth

Councils with the Highest Population Growth as a Percentage 1993 - 2017

Council Classification Region 1993

Population

2017

Population Difference

Percentage

Change

Sorell RAVL S (GH) 9 360 14 771 + 5 411 + 58%

Latrobe RAVL NW 7 351 11 109 + 3 758 + 51%

Brighton US S (GH) 12 307 16 960 + 4 653 + 38%

Kingborough UM S (GH 27 000 37 133 + 10 133 + 38%

Huon Valley RAVL S 13 105 16 870 + 3 765 + 29%

West Tamar US N 19 036 23 530 + 4 494 + 24%

Kentish RAL NW 5 262 6 296 + 1 034 + 20%

Meander Valley RAVL N 16 365 19 572 + 3 207 + 20%

Tasman RASM S 2 097 2 390 + 293 + 14%

Southern Midlands RAL S 5 321 6 053 + 732 + 14%

Councils with the Lowest Population Growth as a Percentage 1993 – 2017

Council Classification Region 1993

Population

2017

Population Difference

Percentage

Change

West Coast RASM NW 7 245 4 162 - 3 083 - 43%

Central Highlands RASM S 2 725 2 148 - 577 - 21%

King Island RASM NW 1 870 1 592 - 278 - 15%

Dorset RASM N 7 358 6 704 - 654 - 9%

Burnie US NW 20 628 19 210 - 1 418 - 7%

Circular Head RAL NW 8 577 8 088 - 489 - 6%

Flinders Island RASM N 998 957 - 41 - 4%

Waratah/Wynyard RAVL NW 14 284 13 755 - 529 - 4%

George Town RAL N 7 060 6 917 - 143 - 2%

Devonport US NW 25 109 25 212 + 103 + 0%



Population Change by Region

Figure 6 shows the change in population over time by Region. The largest growth occurred in the Southern

region, with an 18 per cent increase overall. Northern councils also experienced growth, with an eight per

cent increase overall. The population of the North West has remained stable through the same time period.

Figure 6. Population Change over Time by Region

.Figure 7. Percentage Change by Council Classification, South

-60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60%

Rural agricultural small and medium councils

Rural agriculutral large councils

Rural agricultural very large councils

Urban small councils

Urban medium councils

TOTAL

Percentage Change

Co

un

cils

by

Cla

ssif

icat

ion

Percentage Change by Council Classification, South1993 - 2017

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Year

Population Change Over Time by Region

South (including Greater Hobart) North North West Greater Hobart



Figure 8. Percentage Change by Classification, North.

Figure 9. Percentage Change by Classification, North West

Figure 10. Percentage Change by Council, Greater Hobart

-60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60%

Glenorchy

Hobart

Clarence

Kingborough

Brighton

Sorell

TOTAL

Percentage Change

Co

un

cil

Percentage change by council, Greater Hobart1993 - 2017


Rural agricultural large councils



Urban medium councils

TOTAL

-60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60%

Percentage Change

Co

un

cils

by

Cla

ssif

icat

ion

Percentage Change by Council Classification, North1993 - 2017


Rural agricultural large councils



TOTAL

-60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60%

Percentage Change

Co

un

cils

by

Cla

ssif

icat

ion

Percentage Change by Council Classification, North West1993 - 2017



Population Change by Classification

Figure 11 shows two distinct patterns between councils with smaller populations (RAL and RASM) and

those with larger populations (UM, US and RAVL). Whilst on average, UM, US and RAVL councils saw

consistent increases with total increases of 12 per cent, 9 per cent and 21 per cent respectively, RAL

councils only grew by 2.5 per cent in the same period and RASM declined by 17 per cent.

Figure 11, Population Change Over Time by Classification.

The following charts detail individual councils in each category, along with the average for that classification.

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Population Change Over Time by Classification

Urban Medium Urban Small

Rural Agricultural, Very large Rural Agricultural, Large

Rural Agricultural, Small and Medium Tasmanian Average


Figure 12. Population Change Over Time, Urban Medium.

Figure 13. Population Change Over Time, Urban Small

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

50000

55000

60000

65000

70000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Population Change Over Time: Urban Medium

Clarence Glenorchy Hobart

Kingborough Launceston Average for Classification

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

22000

24000

26000

28000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Population Change Over Time, Urban Small

Brighton Burnie Central Coast

Devonport West Tamar Average for Classification



Figure 14. Population Change Over Time: Rural Agricultural Very Large.

Figure 15. Population Change Over Time, Rural Agricultural Large

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Population Change Over Time, Rural Agricultural, Very Large

Derwent Valley Huon Valley Latrobe

Meander Valley Northern Midlands Sorell

Waratah-Wynard Average for Classification

5000

5500

6000

6500

7000

7500

8000

8500

9000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Population Change Over Time, Rural Agricultural, Large

Break O'Day Circular Head Dorset

George Town Kentish Southern Midlands

Average for Classification



Figure 16. Population Change Over Time: Rural Agricultural, Medium and Small.

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013

Po

pu

lati

on

Population Change Over Time: Rural Agricultural, Medium and Small

Central Highlands Flinders Island Glamorgan-Spring Bay

King Island Tasman West Coast

Average for Classification



Appendix I: Council Population by Region, 1993 – 2017

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Launceston and North East 132 729 133 333 133 894 134 047 133 719 133 177 133 169 133 060 134 461 134 942 136 236 137 672

Break O'Day 5 702 5 772 5 865 5 881 5 868 5 823 5 793 5 743 5 839 5 884 5 978 6 084

Dorset 7 358 7 488 7 503 7 428 7 390 7 397 7 424 7 449 7 413 7 367 7 327 7 292

Flinders 998 978 982 981 975 946 958 944 896 889 887 891

George Town 7 060 7 029 6 964 6 929 6 859 6 821 6 788 6 737 6 557 6 603 6 713 6 760

Launceston 64 676 64 333 64 133 63 896 63 606 63 212 62 969 62 821 62 966 63 113 63 695 64 264

Meander Valley 16 365 16 735 17 070 17 267 17 283 17 282 17 495 17 557 18 248 18 348 18 558 18 803

Northern Midlands 11 534 11 655 11 737 11 842 11 841 11 811 11 791 11 811 12 047 12 109 12 209 12 324

West Tamar 19 036 19 343 19 640 19 823 19 897 19 885 19 951 19 998 20 495 20 629 20 869 21 254

West and North West 111 522 110 869 110 376 110 209 109 669 109 021 108 515 108 219 107 906 107 527 108 323 109 180

Burnie 20 628 20 346 20 069 19 977 19 834 19 657 19 502 19 374 19 077 19 090 19 305 19 485

Central Coast 21 196 21 306 21 384 21 351 21 253 21 114 21 083 21 038 21 242 21 119 21 213 21 275

Circular Head 8 577 8 429 8 404 8 450 8 466 8 490 8 525 8 494 8 128 8 105 8 219 8 254

Devonport 25 109 24 935 24 915 24 935 24 784 24 657 24 490 24 432 24 502 24 347 24 653 24 940

Kentish 5 262 5 364 5 500 5 462 5 485 5 466 5 501 5 529 5 555 5 560 5 641 5 734

King Island 1 870 1 863 1 801 1 879 1 846 1 809 1 792 1 775 1 741 1 730 1 741 1 720

Latrobe 7 351 7 556 7 705 7 801 7 879 7 944 8 017 8 089 8 324 8 391 8 516 8 677

Waratah/ Wynyard 14 284 14 214 14 133 14 003 13 995 13 949 13 903 13 889 13 765 13 726 13 693 13 794

West Coast 7 245 6 856 6 465 6 351 6 127 5 935 5 702 5 599 5 572 5 459 5 342 5 292

Hobart and South East 227 408 228 737 229 403 230 187 230 090 229 502 229 119 229 025 231 301 231 683 233 975 236 326

Brighton 12 307 12 501 12 620 12 753 12 777 12 825 12 900 12 978 12 857 12 947 13 141 13 566

Central Highlands 2 725 2 659 2 607 2 554 2 527 2 511 2 511 2 496 2 339 2 330 2 372 2 321

Clarence 49 577 49 584 49 559 49 550 49 408 49 138 48 947 48 910 49 370 49 289 49 509 49 766

Derwent Valley 10 161 10 051 9 922 9 868 9 852 9 840 9 823 9 810 9 372 9 346 9 400 9 421

Glamorgan/ Spring Bay 4 071 4 108 4 135 4 152 4 153 4 162 4 179 4 219 4 029 4 027 4 105 4 217

Glenorchy 44 218 44 339 44 367 44 440 44 258 44 099 43 910 43 871 43 805 43 729 44 038 44 119

Hobart 47 466 47 225 46 984 46 893 46 721 46 484 46 181 45 916 47 232 47 409 48 036 48 535

Huon Valley 13 105 13 316 13 414 13 474 13 554 13 489 13 568 13 623 13 987 14 051 14 071 14 272

Kingborough 27 000 27 529 27 843 28 096 28 239 28 249 28 285 28 438 29 285 29 433 30 050 30 571

Sorell 9 360 9 813 10 238 10 624 10 790 10 874 10 939 10 909 10 955 11 031 11 181 11 408

Southern Midlands 5 321 5 402 5 465 5 575 5 585 5 588 5 616 5 620 5 788 5 809 5 834 5 867

Tasman 2 097 2 210 2 249 2 208 2 226 2 243 2 260 2 235 2 282 2 282 2 238 2 273

Total 471 659 472 939 473 673 474 443 473 478 471 700 470 803 470 304 473 668 474 152 478 534 483 178



Council Population by Region (continued…)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Launceston and North East 138 595 139 284 140 172 141 194 142 268 143 108 143 631 143 385 143 265 143 236 143 297 143 537 143 752

Break O'Day 6 191 6 274 6 308 6 352 6 401 6 446 6 469 6 413 6 354 6 311 6 253 6 193 6 186

Dorset 7 272 7 244 7 227 7 203 7 202 7 177 7 158 7 095 7 023 6 935 6 837 6 746 6 704

Flinders 897 896 881 867 849 839 809 824 840 863 890 926 957

George Town 6 755 6 755 6 762 6 779 6 829 6 872 6 857 6 821 6 819 6 822 6 815 6 817 6 917

Launceston 64 715 64 802 65 311 65 936 66 452 66 864 67 154 67 025 66 894 66 805 66 799 66 864 66 802

Meander Valley 18 889 19 052 19 190 19 342 19 477 19 588 19 622 19 595 19 567 19 551 19 543 19 596 19 572

Northern Midlands 12 422 12 561 12 568 12 593 12 638 12 675 12 729 12 757 12 801 12 865 12 935 13 043 13 084

West Tamar 21 454 21 700 21 925 22 122 22 420 22 647 22 833 22 855 22 967 23 084 23 225 23 352 23 530

West and North West 109 394 110 098 110 823 112 074 113 285 113 897 114 084 113 464 112 857 112 333 111 869 111 566 111 259

Burnie 19 547 19 748 19 812 19 887 20 005 20 073 20 164 20 001 19 797 19 616 19 478 19 304 19 210

Central Coast 21 174 21 428 21 640 21 942 22 179 22 291 22 332 22 270 22 178 22 067 21 948 21 851 21 835

Circular Head 8 286 8 243 8 291 8 343 8 374 8 368 8 361 8 326 8 281 8 247 8 201 8 173 8 088

Devonport 25 050 24 901 25 024 25 336 25 658 25 712 25 752 25 595 25 473 25 382 25 276 25 259 25 212

Kentish 5 861 5 965 6 031 6 143 6 301 6 364 6 369 6 360 6 353 6 343 6 321 6 303 6 296

King Island 1 715 1 716 1 704 1 690 1 672 1 656 1 637 1 629 1 629 1 626 1 618 1 617 1 592

Latrobe 8 759 8 973 9 162 9 402 9 694 10 063 10 275 10 348 10 443 10 582 10 738 10 940 11 109

Waratah/ Wynyard 13 757 13 895 14 002 14 180 14 295 14 312 14 304 14 179 14 118 14 060 13 967 13 883 13 755

West Coast 5 245 5 229 5 157 5 151 5 107 5 058 4 890 4 756 4 585 4 410 4 322 4 236 4 162

Hobart and South East 238 213 239 920 242 267 245 300 248 800 251 842 253 768 254 999 256 398 258 270 260 230 262 485 267 141

Brighton 13 946 14 236 14 508 14 832 15 192 15 562 15 685 15 893 16 031 16 191 16 408 16 610 16 960

Central Highlands 2 345 2 327 2 338 2 348 2 357 2 353 2 357 2 320 2 278 2 237 2 200 2 164 2 148

Clarence 50 014 50 344 50 630 51 107 51 765 52 396 52 825 53 151 53 561 54 009 54 545 55 085 56 148

Derwent Valley 9 540 9 636 9 705 9 798 9 861 9 895 9 946 9 949 9 984 10 019 10 055 10 091 10 170

Glamorgan/ Spring Bay 4 347 4 371 4 412 4 458 4 463 4 449 4 419 4 437 4 455 4 474 4 491 4 521 4 499

Glenorchy 43 850 43 844 44 179 44 542 44 947 45 244 45 402 45 500 45 637 45 864 46 066 46 397 47 214

Hobart 48 890 48 989 49 203 49 491 49 917 50 291 50 482 50 551 50 755 51 090 51 398 51 750 52 785

Huon Valley 14 394 14 530 14 814 15 083 15 392 15 680 15 905 16 032 16 164 16 315 16 459 16 675 16 870

Kingborough 31 020 31 404 31 938 32 656 33 431 34 124 34 693 34 973 35 257 35 567 35 929 36 263 37 133

Sorell 11 738 12 049 12 294 12 624 12 934 13 170 13 346 13 500 13 707 13 935 14 136 14 393 14 771

Southern Midlands 5 850 5 864 5 914 6 009 6 141 6 246 6 265 6 256 6 209 6 175 6 145 6 140 6 053

Tasman 2 279 2 326 2 332 2 352 2 400 2 432 2 443 2 437 2 360 2 394 2 398 2 396 2 390

Total 486 202 489 302 493 262 498 568 504 353 508 847 511 483 511 848 512 520 513 839 515 396 517 588 522 152



Appendix II: Council Population Annual Percentage Change by Region, 1993 – 2017

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Launceston and North East 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.0 -0.1 1.1 0.4 1.0 1.1

Break O'Day 0.9 1.2 1.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.8 -0.5 -0.9 1.7 0.8 1.6 1.8

Dorset -1.6 1.8 0.2 -1.0 -0.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 -0.5

Flinders 1.9 -2.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -3.0 1.3 -1.5 -5.1 -0.8 -0.2 0.5

George Town -0.9 -0.4 -0.9 -0.5 -1.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.8 -2.7 0.7 1.7 0.7

Launceston -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9

Meander Valley 4.1 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.1 -0.0 1.2 0.4 3.9 0.5 1.1 1.3

Northern Midlands 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 -0.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.9

West Tamar 2.3 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.8

West and North West -0.3 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 0.7 0.8

Burnie -1.5 -1.4 -1.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -1.5 0.1 1.1 0.9

Central Coast -0.1 0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 1.0 -0.6 0.4 0.3

Circular Head 0.2 -1.7 -0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 -0.4 -4.3 -0.3 1.4 0.4

Devonport -0.7 -0.7 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.5 -0.7 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 1.3 1.2

Kentish 1.4 1.9 2.5 -0.7 0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.5 1.8

King Island 0.9 -0.4 -3.3 4.3 -1.8 -2.0 -0.9 -0.9 -1.9 -0.6 0.6 -1.2

Latrobe 3.4 2.8 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 2.9 0.8 1.5 1.9

Waratah/ Wynyard -0.1 -0.5 -0.6 -0.9 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.9 -0.3 -0.2 0.7

West Coast -2.5 -5.4 -5.7 -1.8 -3.5 -3.1 -3.9 -1.8 -0.5 -2.0 -2.1 -0.9

Hobart and South East 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.0

Brighton 0.5 1.6 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 -0.9 0.7 1.5 3.2

Central Highlands -3.6 -2.4 -2.0 -2.0 -1.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 -6.3 -0.4 1.8 -2.2

Clarence 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0.9 -0.2 0.4 0.5

Derwent Valley -0.9 -1.1 -1.3 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -4.5 -0.3 0.6 0.2

Glamorgan/ Spring Bay 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.0 -4.5 -0.0 1.9 2.7

Glenorchy 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.2

Hobart -0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.6 2.9 0.4 1.3 1.0

Huon Valley 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.6 -0.5 0.6 0.4 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.4

Kingborough 3.0 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 3.0 0.5 2.1 1.7

Sorell 6.0 4.8 4.3 3.8 1.6 0.8 0.6 -0.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 2.0

Southern Midlands 2.5 1.5 1.2 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.6

Tasman 2.2 5.4 1.8 -1.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 -1.1 2.1 0.0 -1.9 1.6

Total 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.0



Council Population Annual Percentage Change (continued …)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Launceston and North East 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1

Break O'Day 1.8 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 -0.9 -0.9 -0.7 -0.9 -1.0 -0.1

Dorset -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.9 -1.0 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -0.6

Flinders 0.7 -0.1 -1.7 -1.6 -2.1 -1.2 -3.6 1.9 1.9 2.7 3.1 4.0 3.3

George Town -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 1.5

Launceston 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 -0.1

Meander Valley 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.3 -0.1

Northern Midlands 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.3

West Tamar 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8

West and North West 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3

Burnie 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 -0.8 -1.0 -0.9 -0.7 -0.9 -0.5

Central Coast -0.5 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1

Circular Head 0.4 -0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.6 -0.3 -1.0

Devonport 0.4 -0.6 0.5 1.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2

Kentish 2.1 1.8 1.1 1.9 2.6 1.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1

King Island -0.3 0.1 -0.7 -0.8 -1.1 -1.0 -1.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.5

Latrobe 0.9 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.8 2.1 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.5

Waratah/ Wynyard -0.3 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.6 -0.9

West Coast -0.9 -0.3 -1.4 -0.1 -0.9 -1.0 -3.3 -2.7 -3.6 -3.8 -2.0 -2.0 -1.7

Hobart and South East 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.8

Brighton 2.9 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 0.8 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.7 -0.5

Central Highlands 1.0 -0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.2 -1.6 -1.8 -1.8 -1.7 -1.6 -0.7

Clarence 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.9

Derwent Valley 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8

Glamorgan/ Spring Bay 3.1 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 -0.5

Glenorchy -0.6 -0.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.8

Hobart 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 2.0

Huon Valley 0.9 0.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.2

Kingborough 1.5 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.4

Sorell 2.9 2.6 2.0 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.8 2.6

Southern Midlands -0.3 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.2 1.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.8 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -1.4

Tasman 0.3 2.1 0.3 0.9 2.0 1.3 0.5 -0.2 -3.2 1.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.3

Total 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.9

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