Tasmania is the smallest Australian state, with a population of 557,571 as of the 2021 Australian census and an area of . Official population statistics are published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which conducts a census every five years, the most recent for which data is released being the 2021 census. The ABS publishes data for various types of geographic structures, including significant urban areas, which represent towns and cities with a population of 10,000 or higher, urban centres and localities, which represent the built-up area of cities and towns with more than 200 people, and local government areas.

Significant urban areas by population Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s) are areas that subdivide all of Australia and generally have a population between 3,000 and 25,000 people, with an average of 10,000. Significant urban areas (SUAs) are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as clusters of urban SA2s, and are designed to represent towns and cities with a population of 10,000 or more.

The largest SUA within Tasmania is Hobart, with a population of 226,653 at the 2021 census. There are a total of five SUAs in Tasmania as of 2021.

+ RankSignificant urban areaPopulation2011 census2016 census2021 census1Hobart200,501204,010226,6532Launceston82,22084,15390,9533Devonport29,05129,38131,7214Burnie – Somerset26,86926,49027,8265Ulverstone14,10914,15115,086

Urban centres and localities by population Statistical Areas Level 1 (SA1s) are areas that subdivide all of Australia and generally have a population between 200 and 800 people, but this can reach as low as 180 for small towns. Urban centres and localities (UCLs) are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as clusters of urban SA1s. Clusters with a population higher than 1,000 are considered urban centres and clusters with a population between 200 and 999 are considered localities. The population of a locality is allowed to fall below 200 for two consecutive censuses before it is declassified as a locality.

The largest UCL within Tasmania is Hobart, with a population of 197,451 at the 2021 census, making Tasmania Australia's least centralised state. There are a total of 94 UCLs in Tasmania as of 2021, of which 37 have a population above 1,000.

+ RankUrban centre or localityPopulation2011 census2016 census2021 census1Hobart170,975178,009197,4512Launceston74,08575,32980,9433Devonport22,77023,04624,5914Burnie – Somerset19,81919,38520,2675Ulverstone12,11012,03212,7236New Norfolk5,5435,8346,1537Wynyard5,0615,1685,3878Dodges Ferry – Lewisham4,4454,6215,2199Latrobe3,3543,4744,45610George Town4,3044,2574,40811Legana2,9153,2434,25212Port Sorell2,8533,3583,86913Longford3,0533,3473,71114Midway Point2,5982,8593,38415Penguin3,1593,1383,33016Smithton3,2403,2753,28217Perth2,4112,6233,23318Sorell2,1102,5403,18019Deloraine2,3332,4322,63120Margate2,1072,3022,57221Hadspen2,0622,2162,33722Huonville1,7411,8402,07123Scottsdale1,8991,9051,97924Snug7641,5601,84325Queenstown1,9751,7551,77226Westbury1,4761,4731,66627St Helens1,4981,4491,57328Bridport1,2481,2661,37129Beauty Point1,2051,1711,23130Primrose Sands9341,0501,20931Sheffield1,1081,1271,19532Beaconsfield1,0081,0541,09333Exeter3893871,09234Evandale1,0861,1241,05835Ranelagh6878741,05836Cygnet8449291,05737Grindelwald8289651,03738Richmond88785893439Railton88383588740Campbell Town78183482341Bicheno64774079742Fern Tree66772676343Rosebery92270874944Stieglitz64369372445Triabunna76674972246Howden65867671747Swansea59764571148Zeehan72869870249South Arm57661269150Cressy67666966851Currie68766565952Geeveston63161665853Gravelly Beach56156764154Scamander54351563955Strahan66065863456Sulphur Creek50356163157Orford51853762358Clifton Beach55558861859Campania28439560860Electrona47453860161Cremorne46150757762Oatlands55254456263Dover44148652164Low Head44047250765Stanley48147650466Carrick45043250367Bagdad40646550168St Marys51146549469Sisters Beach43939148170Hillwood44042945471Franklin32633744472Kettering30835640873Ridgley38238940174Forth37836839875Bracknell37536739276Eaglehawk Neck33835639177Opossum Bay32832938378Bothwell39135637979Kempton35334437180Nubeena27429036281Fingal36633635082Heybridge30731433983Dilston30729131684Lilydale27427730785White Beach28627130586Dunalley27427230487Swan Point27828230088Ross27127629189Gawler25025227790Binalong Bay21020824791Waratah24821923592Mole Creek23018821693Tullah19215919694Collinsvale249263186

Local government areas by population Tasmania is divided into 29 local government areas. The current boundaries were set by the Local Government Act 1993, with only minor changes since then. The Australian Bureau of Statistics uses an approximation of these boundaries for its statistics. The largest local government area within Tasmania is the City of Launceston, with a population of 70,055 as of the 2021 census.

+ RankLocal government areaPopulation2011 census2016 census2021 census1 City of Launceston64,19365,27470,0552 City of Clarence51,85254,81961,5313 City of Hobart48,70350,43955,0774 City of Glenorchy44,65646,25350,4115 Kingborough Council33,89335,85340,0826 City of Devonport24,61524,69626,1507 West Tamar Council21,81722,71825,1458 Central Coast Council21,35521,36222,7609 Meander Valley Council18,88819,28220,70910 City of Burnie19,32918,89519,91811 Brighton Council15,46016,51218,99512 Huon Valley Council15,14016,19918,25913 Sorell Council13,19414,41416,73414 Waratah–Wynyard Council13,70813,57814,30015 Northern Midlands Council12,22812,82213,74516 Latrobe Council9,83310,69912,42017 Derwent Valley Council9,70410,02110,94218 Circular Head Council7,9777,9268,11719 George Town Council6,6366,7647,03320 Dorset Council6,8276,6176,82921 Break O'Day Council6,1946,1046,77022 Southern Midlands Council6,0496,0436,66223 Kentish Council6,0866,1286,60324 Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council4,1904,4005,01225 West Coast Council4,6784,1494,26326 Tasman Council2,3552,3722,59327 Central Highlands Council2,2622,1412,52028 King Island Council1,5661,5851,61729 Flinders Council776906922

See also List of cities in Australia by population List of places in New South Wales by population List of places in the Northern Territory by population List of places in Queensland by population List of places in South Australia by population List of places in Victoria by population List of places in Western Australia by population

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