Fastest growing Launceston suburbs (2016-2021)
Carrick grew fastest in percentage terms, at +29%. Riverside added the most residents, 854. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
This ranking shows which Launceston suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Launceston's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Launceston suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Carrick
TAS 7291 · 721 residents161 residents added · +29% · 721 residents in 2021
Kings Meadows
TAS 7249 · 4,359 residents688 residents added · +19% · 4,359 residents in 2021
Legana
TAS 7277 · 4,719 residents690 residents added · +17% · 4,719 residents in 2021
St Leonards
TAS 7250 · 2,351 residents341 residents added · +17% · 2,351 residents in 2021
Invermay
TAS 7248 · 3,498 residents437 residents added · +14% · 3,498 residents in 2021
Riverside
TAS 7250 · 7,326 residents854 residents added · +13% · 7,326 residents in 2021
Prospect
TAS 7250 · 1,908 residents185 residents added · +11% · 1,908 residents in 2021
Newnham
TAS 7248 · 7,073 residents620 residents added · +10% · 7,073 residents in 2021
Mowbray
TAS 7248 · 4,048 residents315 residents added · +8% · 4,048 residents in 2021
Prospect Vale
TAS 7250 · 5,433 residents365 residents added · +7% · 5,433 residents in 2021
Hadspen
TAS 7290 · 2,429 residents154 residents added · +7% · 2,429 residents in 2021
South Launceston
TAS 7249 · 4,894 residents302 residents added · +7% · 4,894 residents in 2021
Youngtown
TAS 7249 · 4,315 residents261 residents added · +6% · 4,315 residents in 2021
East Launceston
TAS 7250 · 2,270 residents127 residents added · +6% · 2,270 residents in 2021
Trevallyn
TAS 7250 · 4,826 residents264 residents added · +6% · 4,826 residents in 2021
Ranked from 24 qualifying suburbs.
Launceston suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Riverside
TAS 7250 · 7,326 residents854 residents added · +13% · 7,326 residents in 2021
Legana
TAS 7277 · 4,719 residents690 residents added · +17% · 4,719 residents in 2021
Kings Meadows
TAS 7249 · 4,359 residents688 residents added · +19% · 4,359 residents in 2021
Newnham
TAS 7248 · 7,073 residents620 residents added · +10% · 7,073 residents in 2021
Invermay
TAS 7248 · 3,498 residents437 residents added · +14% · 3,498 residents in 2021
Prospect Vale
TAS 7250 · 5,433 residents365 residents added · +7% · 5,433 residents in 2021
St Leonards
TAS 7250 · 2,351 residents341 residents added · +17% · 2,351 residents in 2021
Mowbray
TAS 7248 · 4,048 residents315 residents added · +8% · 4,048 residents in 2021
South Launceston
TAS 7249 · 4,894 residents302 residents added · +7% · 4,894 residents in 2021
Trevallyn
TAS 7250 · 4,826 residents264 residents added · +6% · 4,826 residents in 2021
Youngtown
TAS 7249 · 4,315 residents261 residents added · +6% · 4,315 residents in 2021
Newstead
TAS 7250 · 5,617 residents251 residents added · +5% · 5,617 residents in 2021
Prospect
TAS 7250 · 1,908 residents185 residents added · +11% · 1,908 residents in 2021
Ravenswood
TAS 7250 · 3,804 residents179 residents added · +5% · 3,804 residents in 2021
Launceston
TAS 7250 · 3,110 residents166 residents added · +6% · 3,110 residents in 2021
Ranked from 24 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Launceston's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Launceston suburbs (2016-2021)?
Carrick grew fastest in percentage terms, at +29%. Riverside added the most residents, 854. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Launceston with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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