Where the Indian community lives in Hobart
Lutana has the largest Indian community: 4.6% of residents reported Indian ancestry, 5.3% were born in India, and 3.4% speak Hindi or Punjabi at home. West Moonah and Montrose follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 23 eligible Hobart suburbs.
This page ranks Hobart suburbs by where the Indian community is most established, using the 2021 Census. Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who were born in India, and each one also shows the share who reported Indian ancestry and speak Hindi or Punjabi at home. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.
No single number captures a community on its own — ancestry is the broadest (it includes Australian-born second and third generations), country of birth captures migrants, and language spoken at home tracks the actively speaking core. We show every angle the 2021 Census publishes for the Indian community so you can see the full picture. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry" rather than an exclusive count. Percentile ranks are computed within Hobart's pool. This is descriptive demographic information, not a recommendation. Indian ancestry fragments across Punjabi, Tamil, Gujarati and other groups in the census, so country of birth is the more reliable signal of where the community lives.
Where the Indian community lives in Hobart
Ranked by the share of residents who were born in India in the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents. Each suburb also shows the share who reported Indian ancestry and speak Hindi or Punjabi at home — the angles the census publishes on where the Indian community is established.
Lutana
TAS 7009 · 2,616 residents5% Indian ancestry · 5% born in India · 3% speak Hindi or Punjabi
West Moonah
TAS 7009 · 4,522 residents4% Indian ancestry · 5% born in India · 4% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Montrose
TAS 7010 · 2,313 residents3% Indian ancestry · 4% born in India · 3% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Glenorchy
TAS 7010 · 12,013 residents3% Indian ancestry · 4% born in India · 3% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Moonah
TAS 7009 · 5,884 residents4% Indian ancestry · 4% born in India · 3% speak Hindi or Punjabi
New Town
TAS 7008 · 6,781 residents4% Indian ancestry · 4% born in India · 3% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Austins Ferry
TAS 7011 · 2,395 residents2% Indian ancestry · 3% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Hobart
TAS 7000 · 3,390 residents3% Indian ancestry · 3% born in India · 1% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Sandy Bay
TAS 7005 · 12,315 residents3% Indian ancestry · 3% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Rosetta
TAS 7010 · 2,833 residents2% Indian ancestry · 3% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Lenah Valley
TAS 7008 · 6,522 residents3% Indian ancestry · 3% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Warrane
TAS 7018 · 2,695 residents2% Indian ancestry · 2% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
North Hobart
TAS 7000 · 2,600 residents2% Indian ancestry · 2% born in India · 1% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Claremont
TAS 7011 · 8,397 residents2% Indian ancestry · 2% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Rokeby
TAS 7019 · 4,211 residents2% Indian ancestry · 2% born in India · 2% speak Hindi or Punjabi
Ranked from 23 qualifying suburbs.
Ranked on the share of residents born in the relevant country (ancestry fragments across sub-groups, so birthplace is the more reliable signal here) in the 2021 Census, percentile-ranked within Hobart's candidate pool. Every suburb also shows all three census angles — ancestry, country of birth, and language spoken at home — because no single number captures a community on its own. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry", not an exclusive count. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
How is this ranking put together?
Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who were born in India. Indian ancestry fragments across Punjabi, Tamil, Gujarati and other groups in the census, so country of birth is the more reliable signal of where the community lives. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Hobart's pool, so the list reflects concentration relative to other metro suburbs.
What do the percentages on each suburb mean?
They are different census angles on the Indian community: country of birth counts only those who migrated, ancestry is the broadest, since it includes people born here, and language at home counts the actively speaking core. They rarely match, and seeing them together tells you whether a suburb's community is long-established, newly-arrived, or somewhere in between.
Why don't the percentages add up?
They measure different things and come from different census questions. Ancestry is a multiple-response question (a person can report up to two), so it isn't a clean share of population; birthplace counts only people born overseas; and language counts only those who still speak it at home. This is descriptive demographic data, not a recommendation to seek out or avoid anywhere.
How current is it?
The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.