18,233
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
West Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in West Coast
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A tiny population drop of 0.2% since 2021 shows that West Coast is struggling to grow compared to the rest of the state. With only 18,233 people, it is now among the smallest areas of its kind in the region.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Growth since 2021 has been among the lowest for similar areas, falling slightly while Tasmania grew by 1.6%.
-0.2%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) 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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60403/west-coast/topic/economy-advantage