Wilmot, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wilmot is a small farming village in north-west Tasmania's Kentish municipality, about 28km south-west of Devonport, set between the Wilmot River and Lake Barrington. It was named after Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land in the 1840s. Long only a parish name, the township itself was proclaimed in 1903. Wilmot's best-known story is a retailing one: the Coles family ran their first permanent store here between 1910 and 1921 — the seed of what grew into a national chain — until the building was destroyed by fire in 2014. The village keeps a historic museum, looks out over Lake Barrington's international rowing course and Forth Falls, and lies within easy reach of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Wilmot is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 884, 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.
Wilmot at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 287
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $919
- SEIFA score
- 884
- Coordinates
- -41.3949, 146.1558
Wilmot demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wilmot 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 mid-life (45–64) at 45%, 8% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 35 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 23 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 43 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 133 | 45% |
| Seniors (65+) | 59 | 20% |
Share of the 293 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 76 | 59% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 30 | 23% |
| Rented | 10 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 124 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 124 occupied private dwellings in Wilmot.
- Median weekly rent
- $240
- Median monthly mortgage
- $813
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,275
- Median weekly personal income
- $504
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 43 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 16 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 15 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 84 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.3%
- Employed full-time
- 55
- Employed part-time
- 41
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 Wilmot
Where is Wilmot?
Wilmot is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Wilmot?
At the 2021 Census, Wilmot had a population of about 287.
Is Wilmot an advantaged area?
Wilmot has an ABS SEIFA score of 884, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.
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