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TASMANIA

• In 2015-16, six of the ten SA2s with the largest population increases in Tasmania were within Greater Hobart. The SA2 of Rokeby, in Hobart's east, had the largest growth (180 people), followed by Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay in the south and Sorell - Richmond in the north-east (both 130).

• Rokeby was also the fastest growing SA2 in Tasmania in 2015-16, up by 3.1%. This was followed by Hadspen - Carrick (3.0%) in Tasmania's north, Cygnet in the Huon Valley and Old Beach - Otago in Hobart (both 2.5%).

SA2s WITH LARGEST AND FASTEST POPULATION GROWTH, Tasmania
		ERP at 30 June	Population Change
		2016p	2015r-2016p
SA2	GCCSA	no.	no.	%
LARGEST GROWTH
Rokeby	Greater Hobart	6 119	182	3.1
Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay	Greater Hobart	10 406	126	1.2
Sorell - Richmond	Greater Hobart	8 275	126	1.5
Kingston - Huntingfield	Greater Hobart	11 415	118	1.0
Cygnet	Rest of Tas	4 380	108	2.5
Old Beach - Otago	Greater Hobart	4 209	102	2.5
Hadspen - Carrick	Rest of Tas	3 454	101	3.0
Port Sorell	Rest of Tas	5 678	100	1.8
Legana	Rest of Tas	4 244	97	2.3
Dodges Ferry - Lewisham	Greater Hobart	7 612	96	1.3
FASTEST GROWTH(a)
Rokeby	Greater Hobart	6 119	182	3.1
Hadspen - Carrick	Rest of Tas	3 454	101	3.0
Cygnet	Rest of Tas	4 380	108	2.5
Old Beach - Otago	Greater Hobart	4 209	102	2.5
Legana	Rest of Tas	4 244	97	2.3
Bruny Island - Kettering	Rest of Tas	2 996	53	1.8
Port Sorell	Rest of Tas	5 678	100	1.8
Miandetta - Don	Rest of Tas	3 405	59	1.8
Sorell - Richmond	Greater Hobart	8 275	126	1.5
Montrose - Rosetta	Greater Hobart	4 697	71	1.5
(a) Excludes SA2s with a population of less than 1,000 at June 2015.