Latrobe · Council (LGA)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population growth rate of 4.5% shows Latrobe is expanding a little faster than the Tasmanian average. While the area is growing, its overall advantage score of 928 is lower than the national figure. This reflects a community with moderate access to resources but limited professional qualifications.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Latrobe — lower than 64% of areas.
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Education and job skills are a weak point for the area, scoring a 3 out of 10, which is lower than about 70% of similar places. This contributes to an overall advantage score that is smaller than about 60% of all areas.
4
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
5
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
5
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
3
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
928
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 4.5% since 2021, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little above the Tasmania growth rate of 1.6%.
13,264
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
4.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 879 businesses here, a number smaller than about 60% of similar areas. However, building activity is strong, with 135 approved dwellings, which is larger than about 65% of similar places.
879
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
135
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Dwelling units approved in 2024-25 (ABS Building Approvals).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/economy-advantage
