Living in Launceston

In Launceston, unemployment is 4.4% (2026).

Median rent was A$280 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,300 in August 2021. For Launceston, the foreign population count was 14,308 in August 2021. The population of Launceston, in Australia, was 90,953 in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0411 sources

Population90,953people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,920EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent770.4EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Launceston, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 4.5% — 2% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

PM2.5, annual mean5.8µg/m³country median 6.0 — 3% belowOfficial source · www.dcceew.gov.au

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1589

Utilities, 85 m² flat€258

Transport pass€49

Internet, 60 Mbps€47

Mobile plan, 10 GB€28

Fitness club€1

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	1 EUR/month	4 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	47.36 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107)¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	1,589 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107)¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	25 EUR	4 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.88 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107)¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	48.88 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107)¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	258 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107)¹¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	38,755 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Main residence dwellings	36,036 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	280 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	770.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Launceston, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official

Is Launceston a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student42%strong on education, weak on safety · range 34–50%

Family63%strong on family, weak on safety · range 54–72%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.4% in March 2026. Median personal income was A$714 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,353 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Launceston?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Launceston is 4.4%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Launceston 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	23,871 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Employment rate	56.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,353 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	714 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,920 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Launceston?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Launceston, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2021-12-31	− €770
Public transport pass€49 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €49
Utilities, 85 m²€258 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €258
Internet€47 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €47
Mobile plan€28 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €28
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Launceston. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	9.98 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Language courses and integration in Launceston

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Launceston?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.dcceew.gov.au⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Launceston is 5.8 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Launceston 5.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.8 µg/m³country median 6.0	31 Dec 2023	www.dcceew.gov.au⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 24.6 · Feb 24.3 · Mar 22.3 · Apr 18.1 · May 14.7 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 20 · Dec 22.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LAUNCESTON AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 10.8 · Feb 10.8 · Mar 9 · Apr 6.5 · May 4.2 · Jun 2.5 · Jul 2 · Aug 2.7 · Sep 3.9 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 8.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LAUNCESTON AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 17.7 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 15.7 · Apr 12.3 · May 9.4 · Jun 7.4 · Jul 6.9 · Aug 7.7 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 15.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LAUNCESTON AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 51.5 · Feb 32.1 · Mar 40.6 · Apr 45.9 · May 54.3 · Jun 60.5 · Jul 64.9 · Aug 75.4 · Sep 60.5 · Oct 47 · Nov 51.3 · Dec 46.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LAUNCESTON AIRPORT⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Christchurch (New Zealand) ±0.8 °C, Ventura (United States) ±5.9 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±3.2 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±6.9 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±7.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 435.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 214 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Launceston?

The published population was 90,953 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 14,308 is not 20.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.3%
Foreign residents15.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	435.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	20.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Foreign residents	14,308 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.³Official
Population density	213.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁵Official
Female residents	46,833 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Male residents	44,118 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Population	90,953 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

78,234

83,769

89,303

94,838

92,993200120052011201520212025

Population rose 17.2% between 2001 and 2025, from 79,379 to 92,993.

International community in Launceston

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	90,953	100.0%
Australia	72,431	79.6%
Country of birth not stated	4,216	4.6%
England	2,641	2.9%
Born elsewhere(d)	1,757	1.9%
Nepal	1,411	1.6%
India	1,298	1.4%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	775	0.9%
New Zealand	694	0.8%
Philippines	469	0.5%
Netherlands	381	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Scotland	371	0.4%
Malaysia	360	0.4%
Pakistan	356	0.4%
South Africa	286	0.3%
Sri Lanka	256	0.3%
United States of America	254	0.3%
Iran	243	0.3%
Vietnam	237	0.3%
Germany	231	0.3%
Myanmar	202	0.2%
Canada	174	0.2%
Afghanistan	171	0.2%
Italy	157	0.2%
Korea, Republic of (South)	129	0.1%
Thailand	120	0.1%
Singapore	115	0.1%
Ireland	114	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	111	0.1%
Taiwan	101	0.1%
Bangladesh	91	0.1%
Poland	89	0.1%
Indonesia	86	0.1%
Wales	85	0.1%
Chile	57	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	55	0.1%
Brazil	53	0.1%
Japan	51	0.1%
France	46	0.1%
Zimbabwe	45	0.0%
Greece	37	0.0%
Egypt	35	0.0%
Fiji	30	0.0%
Samoa	22	0.0%
Croatia	19	0.0%
Malta	17	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15	0.0%
Lebanon	15	0.0%
Mauritius	15	0.0%
Turkey	15	0.0%
Cambodia	14	0.0%
Iraq	9	0.0%
North Macedonia	9	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	90,953	100.0%
Australia	72,431	79.6%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	14,308	15.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	90,953	100.0%
Australian citizen	79,506	87.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	15.73 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Households	36,036 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Labour force participation rate	60.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics³Official
Median age	39 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,300 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Alternatives for people set on Launceston

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Launceston alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,920 Launceston+57%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 20.4% Launceston+83%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 4.4% Launceston−25%
Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 90,953 Launceston+40%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Launceston in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Launceston?

The published population was 90,953 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is the air quality good in Launceston?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.dcceew.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Launceston?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

What is the typical salary around Launceston?

The median gross salary is 1,920 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Launceston?

14,308 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

How much is public transport in Launceston?

A monthly transport pass is 48.88 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107).

Is Launceston a good place to live?

Launceston may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Launceston?

The official country of birth distribution records 72,431 people (79.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Launceston, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LAUNCESTON AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
www.dcceew.gov.au dcceew.gov.au · checked 2026-08-26
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26
Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-04

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Numbeo — Cost of Living in Launceston (Wayback capture 20241204180107) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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