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TAS · Launceston Council

East Launceston, 7250

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,218

Growth (1 yr)

-1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

-5.1%

Median age

41

Median income

$1,885/wk

Employment rate

62.5%

University qualified

40.3%

Work from home

8.2%

Languages at home

10.4%non-English

Most common: Nepali, Punjabi, Sinhalese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.9/100
Average

Top 12% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Heritage area
  • Green suburb
  • Regional centre
What East Launceston is known for: Heritage area, Green suburb, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

East Launceston is a major regional centre in Tasmania, in Launceston Council, where heritage streetscapes sit alongside mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Launceston Church Grammar Junior School.

School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, and the suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings. The main trade-offs are weaker population growth and higher crime.

Overall, East Launceston suits people prioritising school access and socio-economic advantage over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Tasmania (67)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Reported crime in the wider Launceston Police Division is elevated relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Launceston Church Grammar Junior School

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How East Launceston compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$395/wk

Population (ERP)

2,218

-1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#12

among Country & regional · Established

Pop. growth

2nd

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

31%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

62nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
50.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 12% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
1823rd in Australia
State rank
37th in TAS
Peer rank
#12 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#22 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$395
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
17

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,218(June 2025)

-1.3% annual · -5.1% over 5 years · 2th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-1.3%
5-year growth
-5.1%
Change in 1 year
-29
Change in 5 years
-119
Growth rank in TAS
2th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,200), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,270
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,885
Dwelling vacancy
9.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
97 of 999
Median monthly mortgage
$1,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$330
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39.5% / 29.1% / 31.4%
Employment rate
62.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.2% / 1.1% / 64.8%
Walked or cycled to work
11.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
689 / 65 / 150

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

40.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 11.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified40.3% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified9.5% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational11.3% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below38.9% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce22.2%
  • Health19%
  • Education13.1%
  • Society and culture12.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies7.8%
  • Architecture and building5.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,500

78th percentile in TAS · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,287

69th percentile in TAS · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

45th percentile in TAS · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$82,576

58th percentile in TAS · +30% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

18th percentile in TAS · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7250 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
31,666
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,617
Median net rent
$901
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,990
Taxable income vs state median
+9%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+10%
Business income vs state median
-18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

10.4% speak a language other than English at home; 19.2% born overseas

Language at home
1,955 English only · 228 other
Non-English at home
10.4%
Born overseas
418 (19.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
31 (1.4%)
Australian citizens
1,928
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
16

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Nepali20 · 18.2%
  • Punjabi11 · 10%
  • Sinhalese10 · 9.1%
  • Arabic9 · 8.2%
  • Mandarin9 · 8.2%
  • Spanish7 · 6.4%
  • Japanese6 · 5.5%
  • Malayalam6 · 5.5%

Religion

47.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.4%, while Christianity accounts for 39.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.4%49.6%
Christianity39.7%38.4%
Hinduism2.5%1.7%
Other / not stated10.4%10.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican16.2%14.4%
Catholic14.1%12.7%
Uniting Church3%2.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Launceston Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
8,302
Against the person
1,513
Against property
6,472
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
120.4
State crime-rate percentile
93.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
659
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
297.11

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
12
Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
1,035.5
Median ICSEA percentile
62th
School list
  • East Launceston Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1046 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 501 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • The Launceston Preparatory SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1143 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 112 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • St Thomas More's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 315 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • John Calvin SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 112 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Newstead CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 947 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 422 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Newstead Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1080 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 93 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Launceston CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 986 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,368 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Launceston Big Picture SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1000 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 95 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 390 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Glen Dhu Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1007 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 341 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

21 public transport stops in this suburb

  • No.19 High St (Opp. Aquatic Centre)
  • No.49 High St
  • No.79 High St
  • Opp. No.70 High St
  • Stop 3, No.29A Elphin Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

86 mapped amenities

3 cafes · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 12 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 21 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 16 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.32
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.32
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.2
Food & drink(3)
  • Cafe (2)
  • RelishCafe
Community(2)
  • East Launceston Primary SchoolSchool
  • Launceston Church Grammar School Junior CampusSchool
Health & services(1)
  • Calvary - St Luke's HospitalHospital
Sport & outdoors(22)
  • Drinking water
  • Park (2)
  • St Georges SquarePark
  • Windmill HillPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground
  • St Georges Square PlaygroundPlayground
  • Launceston AquaticSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (12)
Places to stay(1)
  • Windmill Hill LodgeGuest house
Transport(23)

23 bus stops

Other(14)
  • Semaphore StationAttraction
  • Zen BeautyBeauty salon
  • Bench (6)
  • Alps & AmiciFood
  • Garden (2)
  • Parking (12)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • St AidansPlace of worship
  • Aust. PostPost Box
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • ABC Northern TasmaniaStudio
  • Telephone
  • Waste Basket (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • St Georges SquarePark
  • Windmill HillPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
5
Typical summer maximum
18°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St Aidans

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Calvary - St Luke's Hospital (0.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Calvary - St Luke's HospitalHospital
Aged-care services
  • Calvary Silver Circle North Tasmania CACPsLAUNCESTONHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
44
Participants per 1,000 residents
19.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
18° / 6°
Rainfall
173 mm · ~22 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
185 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
7° / -0°
Rainfall
250 mm · ~31 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
12° / 3°
Rainfall
229 mm · ~29 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

55 heritage places

  • Adye Douglas Fountain ELPHIN RD, LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Ashton Gate32 HIGH ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Beulah21 HIGH ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Bexley17 HIGH ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Claremont13 CLAREMONT ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Claremont House6 CLAREMONT ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Commercial Retail32A HIGH ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Elm Tree9 BEULAH GDNS, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Eurella48 HIGH ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered
  • Eversley23 HIGH ST, EAST LAUNCESTON, 7250Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Bass
Member of Parliament
Jess TEESDALE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
80,378
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+9.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.0%Labor 58.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.3 km away).

Coalition 36.9%Labor 63.1%

5.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +11.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • East LauncestonLabor 61.6% · Coalition 38.4% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • Launceston CentralLabor 67.4% · Coalition 32.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • NewsteadLabor 60.0% · Coalition 40.0% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Invermay SouthLabor 68.9% · Coalition 31.1% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • LauncestonLabor 66.6% · Coalition 33.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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