LAUNCESTON suburb profile

Launceston TAS 7250

This Launceston suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.

An average home in Launceston is rented by couples without children. The average age in Launceston is 42. Separate houses are common in Launceston and the area is mostly Rural (26.1%), Urban Mixed Use (15.96%) and General Residential (12.17%).

Launceston demographics

Population

2944

Average Age

42

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Full-time
Away from work
Part-time
Unemployed

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

51.9%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

2.1%

Train

0.0%

Walking

34.7%

Bus

2.5%

Launceston property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Other/not stated

Property Types in Launceston

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$1,391

Median weekly rental payments

$250

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.5

Average number of people per household

2

Household Composition

Family households
Single person households
Group households

Family Composition

Couple family without children

One parent family

Couple family with children

Launceston planning zones

Zone Code	Zone Name	Percentage Covered	Area Covered
RURAL	Rural	26.1%	1,184,880㎡
URBAN MIXED USE	Urban Mixed Use	15.96%	724,343㎡
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL	General Residential	12.17%	552,276㎡
UTILITIES	Utilities	7.82%	355,074㎡
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT	Environmental Management	6.36%	288,648㎡
COMMERCIAL	Commercial	5.66%	257,048㎡
INNER RESIDENTIAL	Inner Residential	5.27%	239,268㎡
RECREATION	Recreation	4.51%	204,672㎡
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL	Light Industrial	4.06%	184,329㎡
CENTRAL BUSINESS	Central Business	3.54%	160,825㎡
OPEN SPACE	Open Space	3.36%	152,337㎡
COMMUNITY PURPOSE	Community Purpose	3.36%	152,686㎡
PARTICULAR PURPOSE	Particular Purpose	1.59%	71,972㎡
LOCAL BUSINESS	Local Business	0.23%	10,412㎡

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Data Source - ABS