Campbell Town, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Campbell Town is a small Midlands town on the Elizabeth River, roughly halfway along the highway between Hobart and Launceston, and a long-standing rest stop for travellers crossing Tasmania. The district is the country of the Tyerrernotepanner clan of the North Midlands people. Governor Lachlan Macquarie named the town in 1821 after his wife's family name, and convicts soon built much of its early fabric. The best-known of their works is the Red Bridge, a handsome brick arch raised between 1836 and 1838 and described as the oldest surviving brick-arch bridge in Australia. Nearby stands Foxhunters Return, a grand Georgian coaching inn of the 1830s, and brick pavers set along the footpath record the convicts who were sent here.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Campbell Town is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 858, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Campbell Town at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,023
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $850
- SEIFA score
- 858
- Coordinates
- -41.9210, 147.4618
Campbell Town demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Campbell Town using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 30%, 22% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 154 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 105 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 178 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 286 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 304 | 30% |
Share of the 1,027 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 196 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 111 | 25% |
| Rented | 100 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 392 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 26 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 15 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 439 occupied private dwellings in Campbell Town.
- Median weekly rent
- $215
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,187
- Median weekly personal income
- $511
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 88 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 14 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 69 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 272 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 195
- Employed part-time
- 167
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Campbell Town
Where is Campbell Town?
Campbell Town is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Campbell Town?
At the 2021 Census, Campbell Town had a population of about 1,023.
Is Campbell Town an advantaged area?
Campbell Town has an ABS SEIFA score of 858, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.
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