Tasmania · Suburb Profile

Deloraine TAS — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Deloraine, Tasmania. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Deloraine TAS is 3,035 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Deloraine is $559 per week ($29,068 per year). Median rent in Deloraine is $243 per week ($1,053 per month). Deloraine has a median age of 50 years, older than the national median of 38. Deloraine has a population density of 33.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Deloraine is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Deloraine is $1,203.

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Deloraine Population

residents (Census 2021)

Deloraine Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$559/wk

$29,068 per year

#7618 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$243/wk

$1,053 per month

#6599 of 14,663

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Median Age

50years

12 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,203/mo

Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.7 per bedroom

Deloraine Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.4% (1,408) Female 53.6% (1,624)

Population Density

33.7

people per km²

3,035 people · 90.1 km²

Households

2.2

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$1,446

Family income/wk

Deloraine Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Deloraine Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

64.7% 561 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

35.3% 306 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Deloraine Country of Birth

Australia

92.1%

England

5.9%

India

0.8%

Germany

0.6%

Canada

0.3%

Indonesia

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Deloraine Religion

No Religion

43.5%

Anglican

21.2%

Catholic

14.5%

Not stated

7.5%

Brethren

4.4%

Uniting Church

4.0%

Christian (other)

3.2%

Baptist

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Deloraine Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

42.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

35.5%

Year 9 or equivalent

11.7%

Year 11 or equivalent

10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Deloraine Languages Spoken at Home

Other

27.4%

SAL Tot

19.4%

Urdu

12.9%

SAL Oth

9.7%

Afrikaans

9.7%

IAL Nepali

8.1%

SAL Tagalog

8.1%

Cantonese

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Deloraine Employment

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Employed full-time

26.3% 629 people

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Employed part-time

21.0% 503 people

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Unemployed

2.8% 67 people

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Not in labour force

49.9% 1,196 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Deloraine Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

43.0%

Bachelor Degree

22.8%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

18.6%

Postgraduate Degree

6.4%

Certificate I/II

4.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Deloraine Occupation

Managers

20.2%

Professionals

19.3%

Community & Personal Service

18.0%

Technicians & Trade Workers

14.5%

Labourers

8.8%

Clerical & Administrative

8.5%

Sales Workers

5.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Deloraine Field of Study

Management & Commerce

20.3%

Society & Culture

15.4%

Engineering

14.2%

Health

13.5%

Architecture & Building

9.5%

Education

8.2%

Agriculture & Environment

7.5%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.4%

Creative Arts

1.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.6%

Information Technology

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Deloraine Dwelling Types

Separate house

93.7%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

5.9%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Deloraine Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.2%

$1-$149/wk

0.9%

$150-$299/wk

2.1%

$300-$399/wk

3.5%

$400-$499/wk

13.1%

$500-$649/wk

10.4%

$650-$799/wk

10.6%

$800-$999/wk

8.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.1%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

9.5%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

5.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

3.4%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

1.6%

$4,000+/wk

4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Deloraine Marital Status

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Married

43.8% 1,136

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Separated

3.6% 93

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Divorced

11.6% 302

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Widowed

9.0% 234

👤

Never married

32.0% 831

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Deloraine Ancestry

English

36.1%

Australian

31.7%

Irish

8.4%

Scottish

7.1%

Other

4.9%

Aboriginal Australianralian

4.2%

German

3.2%

Dutch

1.6%

Italian

0.8%

Filipino

0.7%

New Zealander

0.7%

Chinese

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Deloraine School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

30.5%

Secondary — Government

26.6%

Primary — Catholic

10.1%

Vocational Education

9.9%

Pre-school

7.3%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

6.2%

Secondary — Catholic

5.7%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Deloraine Need for Assistance

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Needs assistance

10.3% 593

✅

No need for assistance

89.7% 5,186

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Deloraine Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

24.3% 596

—

Not a volunteer

75.7% 1,854

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Deloraine Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

7.1%

$300-$449/mo

2.4%

$450-$599/mo

3.7%

$600-$799/mo

7.4%

$800-$999/mo

12.2%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

27.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

20.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

12.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

3.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Deloraine How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

72.6%

Did not go to work

13.0%

Walked only

6.5%

Car (passenger)

5.0%

Truck

1.4%

Bus

0.8%

Other

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Deloraine Car Ownership

0 vehicles

5.0%

1 vehicle

38.6%

2 vehicles

33.4%

3 vehicles

13.8%

4+ vehicles

9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Deloraine Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

5.2%

2 bedrooms

22.6%

3 bedrooms

50.8%

4 bedrooms

14.7%

5 bedrooms

4.5%

6+ bedrooms

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Deloraine Population Mobility

13.6%

moved in the last year

39.4%

moved in the last 5 years

5.6%

unemployment rate (Census)

49.2%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Deloraine Indigenous Population

7.1%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

414

Indigenous residents

5,391

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Deloraine Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

328

Arthritis

174

Diabetes

128

Asthma

114

Lung condition

112

Heart disease

Cancer

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Deloraine Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.5%

$1-$149/wk

5.2%

$150-$299/wk

8.4%

$300-$399/wk

7.7%

$400-$499/wk

7.2%

$500-$649/wk

5.7%

$650-$799/wk

11.6%

$800-$999/wk

11.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.0%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

3.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.0%

$3,500+/wk

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Deloraine Family Structure

Couple — no children

37.1%

Couple — children under 15

32.3%

Couple — no children under 15

14.4%

One parent — children under 15

10.2%

One parent — no children under 15

6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Deloraine Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 5

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Previously served

4.4% 109

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Never served

95.3% 2,337

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Deloraine Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

14.4% 351

—

Did not provide

85.6% 2,081

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Deloraine Children Ever Born

No children

29.2%

1 child

13.0%

2 children

28.8%

3 children

18.1%

4 children

8.4%

5+ children

2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Deloraine When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Deloraine Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

18.4%

5–14 hours

27.2%

15–29 hours

14.2%

30+ hours

12.1%

Did not do domestic work

28.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Deloraine Household Size

1 person

33.7%

2 persons

36.7%

3 persons

13.0%

4 persons

10.3%

5 persons

4.2%

6+ persons

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Deloraine Where Residents Moved From

Same address

2,457

Moved — same area (SA2)

154

Moved from TAS

120

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from WA

Moved from overseas

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Deloraine Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

84.8%

Step family — no other children

9.3%

Blended family — no other children

4.1%

Other couple — children only

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Deloraine Schools

schools nearby

government

952

avg ICSEA score

643

total students

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 73 students

987

ICSEA

Deloraine Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 285 students

945

ICSEA

Giant Steps Tasmania Independent

Combined · U · 50 students

942

ICSEA

Deloraine High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 235 students

932

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Deloraine Rent Prices & Affordability

25%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $990/wk

Median Rent $243/wk

Rent-to-Income 24.5%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Deloraine

Your weekly income

≈ $4,290/month

Median rent $243/wk

Left after rent $747/wk

Rent share 24.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions About Deloraine

What is the population of Deloraine TAS?

The population of Deloraine TAS is 3,035 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 33.7 people per km².Deloraine is ranked #2,394 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Deloraine?

The median personal income in Deloraine TAS is $559 per week, or $29,068 per year.The median household income is $990 per week.Family income is $1,446 per week.Deloraine is ranked #7,618 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Deloraine?

Median rent in Deloraine TAS is $243 per week ($1,053 per month).Rent represents 24.5% of household income, which is considered affordable.Deloraine ranks #6,599 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Deloraine?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Deloraine TAS is $1,203. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Deloraine?

The median age in Deloraine TAS is 50 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Deloraine a good suburb to live in?

Deloraine is a suburb in Tasmania with a population of 3,035.The median income is $559/wk, which is below the TAS average of $677/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 60148. All dollar figures in AUD.