255,250
Lower than 79% of capital city areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Greater Hobart · Capital City
Economy & Advantage in Greater Hobart
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A modest 1.8% population increase marks the recent growth for Greater Hobart, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. This makes the area's expansion much slower than most similar regions across the country.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Greater Hobart has a population of 255,250 people. Its growth since 2021 was only 1.8%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 97% of capital city areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Greater Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6GHOB/greater-hobart/topic/economy-advantage