TASMANIA

In 2017-18:

• The number of people living in Greater Hobart increased by 3,300 (1.5%), while the number living outside the capital city increased by 2,400 people (0.8%).

• Greater Hobart's growth rate remained unchanged from 2016-17.

Largest growth areas: The Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s) of Newnham - Mayfield, a suburb of Launceston, and Sorell - Richmond in Hobart's north-east (both up by 230 people).

Fastest growth areas: Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne (3.9%), to the south of Hobart's central business district, followed by Old Beach - Otago (3.8%) on Hobart's eastern shore.

SA2s WITH LARGEST AND FASTEST POPULATION GROWTH, Tasmania
		ERP AT 30 JUNE	POPULATION CHANGE
		2018	2017-2018
SA2	SA3	no.	no.	%
LARGEST GROWTH
Newnham - Mayfield	Launceston	9 500	227	2.4
Sorell - Richmond	Sorell - Dodges Ferry	8 997	226	2.6
Howrah - Tranmere	Hobart - North East	10 944	202	1.9
Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay	Hobart - South and West	10 899	197	1.8
Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne	Hobart Inner	5 146	194	3.9
Kingston - Huntingfield	Hobart - South and West	11 839	186	1.6
Brighton - Pontville	Brighton	5 831	178	3.1
Rokeby	Hobart - North East	6 475	176	2.8
Hobart	Hobart Inner	8 497	174	2.1
Port Sorell	Devonport	6 089	173	2.9
FASTEST GROWTH(a)
Mount Nelson - Dynnyrne	Hobart Inner	5 146	194	3.9
Old Beach - Otago	Brighton	4 693	171	3.8
Brighton - Pontville	Brighton	5 831	178	3.1
Hadspen - Carrick	Meander Valley - West Tamar	3 461	101	3.0
Port Sorell	Devonport	6 089	173	2.9
Longford	North East	4 254	120	2.9
Cygnet	Huon - Bruny Island	4 586	128	2.9
Rokeby	Hobart - North East	6 475	176	2.8
Sorell - Richmond	Sorell - Dodges Ferry	8 997	226	2.6
Newnham - Mayfield	Launceston	9 500	227	2.4
(a) Excludes SA2s with less than 1,000 people at June 2017.