TAS · ranked
Fastest-growing SA2 areas in Tasmania
All Tasmania Statistical Area Level 2 regions ranked by 1-year population change (ABS Estimated Resident Population, June 2025 release). SA2 areas don't always align with suburb boundaries. SA2s where we publish a full profile are linked.
- 1
Rokeby
Hobart - North East · Hobart · Pop. 9,227
+2.7%
- 2
Westbury
Meander Valley - West Tamar · Launceston and North East · Pop. 4,740
+1.5%
- 3
Cygnet
Huon - Bruny Island · South East · Pop. 5,216
+1.5%
- 4
Sorell - Richmond
Sorell - Dodges Ferry · Hobart · Pop. 10,881
+1.4%
- 5
Old Beach - Otago
Brighton · Hobart · Pop. 5,286
+1.2%
- 6
St Helens - Scamander
North East · Launceston and North East · Pop. 7,219
+1.2%
- 7
Risdon Vale
Hobart - North East · Hobart · Pop. 3,799
+1.1%
- 8
Forestier - Tasman
South East Coast · South East · Pop. 2,738
+1.1%
- 9
Dodges Ferry - Lewisham
Sorell - Dodges Ferry · Hobart · Pop. 9,122
+1.0%
- 10
Youngtown - Relbia
Launceston · Launceston and North East · Pop. 5,294
+1.0%
- 11
Longford
North East · Launceston and North East · Pop. 4,684
+1.0%
- 12
Port Sorell
Devonport · West and North West · Pop. 6,896
+1.0%
- 13
Brighton - Pontville
Brighton · Hobart · Pop. 7,008
+0.9%
- 14
New Norfolk
Hobart - North West · Hobart · Pop. 7,713
+0.9%
- 15
Legana
Launceston · Launceston and North East · Pop. 5,118
+0.9%
- 16
Hadspen - Carrick
Meander Valley - West Tamar · Launceston and North East · Pop. 3,828
+0.9%
- 17
Triabunna - Bicheno
South East Coast · South East · Pop. 5,303
+0.9%
- 18
Wynyard
Burnie - Ulverstone · West and North West · Pop. 6,767
+0.9%
- 19
Turners Beach - Forth
Devonport · West and North West · Pop. 3,700
+0.9%
- 20
Bridgewater - Gagebrook
Brighton · Hobart · Pop. 8,732
+0.8%
SA2 areas that shrank in TAS
TAS Statistical Area Level 2 regions where population fell over the year to June 2025. Same 500-resident floor applies. Helpful context when a state-wide growth story has local exceptions.
- 1
Norwood (Tas.)
Launceston · Launceston and North East · Pop. 3,844
-1.9%
- 2
South Launceston
Launceston · Launceston and North East · Pop. 4,784
-1.7%
- 3
Flinders and Cape Barren Islands
North East · Launceston and North East · Pop. 924
-1.7%
- 4
Invermay
Launceston · Launceston and North East · Pop. 3,460
-1.4%
- 5
Moonah
Hobart - North West · Hobart · Pop. 5,554
-1.3%
- 6
Launceston
Launceston · Launceston and North East · Pop. 5,365
-1.3%
- 7
Mornington - Warrane
Hobart - North East · Hobart · Pop. 5,034
-1.2%
- 8
Derwent Park - Lutana
Hobart - North West · Hobart · Pop. 4,570
-1.2%
- 9
Somerset
Burnie - Ulverstone · West and North West · Pop. 4,169
-1.1%
- 10
Glenorchy
Hobart - North West · Hobart · Pop. 12,209
-0.9%
Source: ABS Estimated Resident Population by SA2, 2024 release. Excludes SA2s with fewer than 500 residents. See methodology for caveats on SA2-to-suburb mapping.