Kings Meadows, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kings Meadows is a residential suburb in the south of Launceston, in northern Tasmania, lying about five kilometres from the city centre. It sits on the floor of a shallow valley that drains north-east towards the neighbouring pocket of Punchbowl, with the Midland Highway tracing much of its western edge. The main approach from central Launceston runs along Hobart Road, by way of South Launceston. The locality was gazetted in 1963, though a local post office had come and gone decades earlier, operating only between the years of the First World War and the mid-1920s. Today Kings Meadows is a settled residential area and the site of Kings Meadows High School, one of the larger secondary schools serving the city's southern suburbs.
Less advantaged than the national average
Kings Meadows is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 933, 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.
Kings Meadows at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,359
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $1,306
- SEIFA score
- 933
- Coordinates
- -41.4703, 147.1619
Kings Meadows demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kings Meadows 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 young adults (25–44) at 28%, 33% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 805 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 503 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,240 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 935 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 877 | 20% |
Share of the 4,360 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 524 | 29% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 594 | 33% |
| Rented | 589 | 33% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,488 | 84% |
| Townhouses & semis | 93 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 186 | 10% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,776 occupied private dwellings in Kings Meadows.
- Median weekly rent
- $312
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,365
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,723
- Median weekly personal income
- $729
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 639 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 397 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 143 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,606 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,205
- Employed part-time
- 742
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.
Weather and climate in Kings Meadows
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kings Meadows is January (average daytime high around 24.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.2°C). The area receives roughly 787 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.2°C | 12.6°C | 59 mm |
| Feb | 22.9°C | 12°C | 52 mm |
| Mar | 21°C | 10.8°C | 64 mm |
| Apr | 17.4°C | 8.1°C | 54 mm |
| May | 13.8°C | 6°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 11.7°C | 4.3°C | 71 mm |
| Jul | 11.2°C | 3.8°C | 89 mm |
| Aug | 12°C | 3.6°C | 66 mm |
| Sep | 14.3°C | 5°C | 60 mm |
| Oct | 16.6°C | 6.6°C | 80 mm |
| Nov | 19.2°C | 8.7°C | 55 mm |
| Dec | 21.8°C | 10.6°C | 64 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Kings Meadows
Where is Kings Meadows?
Kings Meadows is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Kings Meadows?
At the 2021 Census, Kings Meadows had a population of about 4,359.
Is Kings Meadows an advantaged area?
Kings Meadows has an ABS SEIFA score of 933, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Kings Meadows?
Kings Meadows has average daytime highs of about 17.2°C and overnight lows of about 7.7°C, with roughly 787 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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