Port Sorell TAS — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Port Sorell TAS is 2,221 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Port Sorell is $666 per week ($34,632 per year). Median rent in Port Sorell is $275 per week ($1,192 per month). Port Sorell has a median age of 52 years, older than the national median of 38. Port Sorell has a population density of 222.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Port Sorell is England. The most common religion is No Religion (55% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Port Sorell is $1,356.

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Port Sorell Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Port Sorell Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$666/wk
$34,632 per year
#6058 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$275/wk
$1,192 per month
#5547 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
52years
14 years older than national median
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Mortgage
$1,356/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Port Sorell Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.8% (1,085) Female 51.2% (1,137)

Population Density

222.6
people per km²
2,221 people · 10.0 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,536
Family income/wk

Port Sorell 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)

Port Sorell Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
58.4% 405 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
41.6% 289 dwellings

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

Port Sorell Country of Birth

Australia
93.9%
England
5.4%
China
0.3%
India
0.3%

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

Port Sorell Religion

No Religion
54.6%
Anglican
14.7%
Catholic
13.2%
Not stated
6.9%
Uniting Church
4.4%
Christian (other)
3.5%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.4%
Baptist
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Port Sorell Education Level

Year 10 or equivalent
42.9%
Year 12 or equivalent
38.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.0%

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

Port Sorell Languages Spoken at Home

Other
42.9%
German
38.1%
Polish
19.0%

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

Port Sorell Employment

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Employed full-time
31.3% 543 people
Employed part-time
21.6% 374 people
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Unemployed
2.1% 36 people
🏠
Not in labour force
45.0% 781 people

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

Port Sorell Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
51.1%
Bachelor Degree
21.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.2%
Postgraduate Degree
5.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.5%
Certificate I/II
2.9%

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

Port Sorell Occupation

Professionals
23.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
22.6%
Community & Personal Service
15.7%
Managers
14.5%
Clerical & Administrative
9.4%
Labourers
5.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.6%
Sales Workers
4.0%

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

Port Sorell Field of Study

Engineering
20.2%
Management & Commerce
17.6%
Society & Culture
14.4%
Health
13.8%
Architecture & Building
10.9%
Education
10.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.0%
Agriculture & Environment
2.8%
Creative Arts
1.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.5%
Information Technology
0.7%

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

Port Sorell Dwelling Types

Separate house
94.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Port Sorell Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
1.5%
$300-$399/wk
2.2%
$400-$499/wk
9.1%
$500-$649/wk
4.9%
$650-$799/wk
11.8%
$800-$999/wk
6.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.3%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.0%
$4,000+/wk
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Port Sorell Marital Status

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Married
56.4% 1,065
↔️
Separated
3.4% 65
📋
Divorced
10.1% 191
🕊️
Widowed
5.5% 103
👤
Never married
24.6% 464

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Port Sorell Ancestry

English
36.8%
Australian
35.7%
Scottish
7.1%
Irish
7.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.4%
Other
2.8%
German
2.7%
Dutch
1.6%
Italian
0.9%
Chinese
0.7%
Polish
0.6%
New Zealander
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Port Sorell School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
38.4%
Secondary — Government
22.6%
Vocational Education
12.9%
Pre-school
7.9%
Primary — Catholic
7.3%
Secondary — Catholic
5.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%

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

Port Sorell Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
6.3% 266
No need for assistance
93.7% 3,971

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

Port Sorell Volunteering

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Volunteer
18.1% 325
Not a volunteer
81.9% 1,468

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Port Sorell Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.8%
$300-$449/mo
3.0%
$450-$599/mo
3.3%
$600-$799/mo
6.3%
$800-$999/mo
8.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
25.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
19.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Port Sorell How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
79.4%
Did not go to work
12.3%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Truck
1.2%
Bus
0.9%
Walked only
0.8%
Other
0.7%

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

Port Sorell Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.4%
1 vehicle
27.4%
2 vehicles
41.8%
3 vehicles
18.3%
4+ vehicles
10.1%

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

Port Sorell Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.8%
2 bedrooms
18.0%
3 bedrooms
55.2%
4 bedrooms
19.4%
5 bedrooms
2.9%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

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

Port Sorell Population Mobility

15.0%
moved in the last year
38.6%
moved in the last 5 years
3.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
53.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Port Sorell Indigenous Population

5.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
240
Indigenous residents
4,047
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Port Sorell Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
190
Arthritis
138
Asthma
95
Heart disease
93
Diabetes
78
Lung condition
73
Cancer
50
Kidney disease
33
Stroke
30
Dementia
4

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

Port Sorell Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
4.9%
$150-$299/wk
6.5%
$300-$399/wk
7.3%
$400-$499/wk
5.3%
$500-$649/wk
4.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.4%
$800-$999/wk
11.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.0%
$3,500+/wk
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Port Sorell Family Structure

Couple — no children
41.8%
Couple — children under 15
31.7%
Couple — no children under 15
14.8%
One parent — children under 15
7.3%
One parent — no children under 15
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Port Sorell Military Service

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Previously served
3.4% 61
👤
Never served
96.6% 1,749

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Port Sorell Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.7% 262
Did not provide
85.3% 1,520

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Port Sorell Children Ever Born

No children
22.0%
1 child
13.3%
2 children
34.8%
3 children
21.1%
4 children
6.9%
5+ children
1.9%

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

Port Sorell When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
11
1951–1960
49
1961–1970
43
1971–1980
43
1981–1990
26
1991–2000
18
2001–2010
35
2011–2015
21
2016
5
2017
3
2018
5
2019
6
2021
4

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

Port Sorell Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.9%
5–14 hours
29.1%
15–29 hours
15.7%
30+ hours
13.3%
Did not do domestic work
24.0%

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

Port Sorell Household Size

1 person
24.2%
2 persons
45.3%
3 persons
12.8%
4 persons
11.9%
5 persons
4.3%
6+ persons
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Port Sorell Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,786
Moved from TAS
149
Moved — same area (SA2)
111
Moved from QLD
16
Moved from VIC
14
Moved from NSW
9
Moved from overseas
9
Moved from NT
3

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

Port Sorell Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
82.0%
Step family — no other children
11.5%
Blended family — no other children
4.6%
Other couple — children only
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Port Sorell Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
994
avg ICSEA score
279
total students
Port Sorell Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 279 students
994
ICSEA

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

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Port Sorell Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,300/wk
Median Rent $275/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.2%

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

If you earn X in Port Sorell

≈ $5,633/month
Median rent $275/wk
Left after rent $1,025/wk
Rent share 21.2%

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Port Sorell vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Port Sorell

What is the population of Port Sorell TAS?

The population of Port Sorell TAS is 2,221 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 222.6 people per km².Port Sorell is ranked #2,877 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Port Sorell?

The median personal income in Port Sorell TAS is $666 per week, or $34,632 per year.The median household income is $1,300 per week.Family income is $1,536 per week.Port Sorell is ranked #6,058 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Port Sorell?

Median rent in Port Sorell TAS is $275 per week ($1,192 per month).Rent represents 21.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Port Sorell ranks #5,547 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Port Sorell?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Port Sorell TAS is $1,356. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Port Sorell?

The median age in Port Sorell TAS is 52 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Port Sorell a good suburb to live in?

Port Sorell is a suburb in Tasmania with a population of 2,221.The median income is $666/wk, which is below the TAS average of $677/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.2% 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: 60516. All dollar figures in AUD.