41,656
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
North East · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fewer people live in North East than in about 74% of similar areas, with a population of 41,656. This region has seen steady but modest growth, increasing by 2.9% since the last census.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth of 2.9% is much lower than most areas, although it is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 1.6%.
41,656
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.9%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60203/north-east/topic/economy-advantage