Northern Midlands

14,544 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,135 km², 26 suburbs. Council website: northernmidlands.tas.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

14,544

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year

Density

2.8/km²

5,135 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$558k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$332

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

10.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 46
Median household income: $1,259/week
Median rent: $250/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,300/month
Households renting: 20.5%
Average household: 2.3 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 5 of 10

Suburbs

26 suburbs where Northern Midlands holds most residents, plus 5 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Longford (Tas.)	4,268	All	17% / 99%	2
Perth (Tas.)	3,472	All	10% / 97%	3
Evandale (Tas.)	1,265	All	8% / 99%	5
Cressy (Tas.)	1,149	All	5% / 100%	2
Campbell Town	1,023	All	4% / 100%	1
Relbia	691	12%	6% / 100%	10
Devon Hills	434	All	2% / 100%	8
Ross (Tas.)	410	All	3% / 100%	2
Avoca (Tas.)	192	All	2% / 100%	1
White Hills (Tas.)	172	9%	0% / 100%	4
Liffey	164	56%	<1% / 100%	3
Bishopsbourne	137	All	17% / 100%	6
Western Junction	128	All	2% / 84%	8
Conara	127	All	2% / 100%	2
Tunbridge	123	10%	5% / 100%	3
Nile	121	All	13% / 100%	2
Blackwood Creek	120	All	0% / 100%	6
Poatina	118	All	0% / 100%	6
Breadalbane (Tas.)	103	All	0% / 100%	8
Epping Forest	87	All	8% / 100%	2
Deddington	85	All	<1% / 100%	4
Lake Leake	59	94%	<1% / 99%	5
Royal George	59	All	1% / 100%	1
Cleveland (Tas.)	50	All	0% / 100%	2
Rossarden	48	All	0% / 100%	1
Powranna	30	All	20% / 100%	2
Toiberry	28	All	1% / 100%	6
Ben Lomond (Tas.)	12	All	0% / 100%	4
Tooms Lake	9	All	0% / 98%	8
Lake Sorell		21%	– / 87%
Millers Bluff		9%	– / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

10%

Over 29 of 31 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

99%

Over 31 of 31 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 31 of 31 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Lyons · Rebecca WHITE (ALP)100%
Bass · Jess TEESDALE (ALP)1%

State districts

Lyons100%
Bass1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Tasmania council on the council map or the Tasmania council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.