List of places in Tasmania by population

[2] Official population statistics are published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which conducts a census every five years,[3] the most recent for which data is released being the 2021 census.

[3] The ABS publishes data for various types of geographic structures, including significant urban areas, which represent towns and cities with a population of 10,000 or higher, urban centres and localities, which represent the built-up area of cities and towns with more than 200 people, and local government areas.

[5] Significant urban areas (SUAs) are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as clusters of urban SA2s, and are designed to represent towns and cities with a population of 10,000 or more.

[309] The current boundaries were set by the Local Government Act 1993,[310] with only minor changes since then.

[312] The largest local government area within Tasmania is the City of Launceston, with a population of 70,055 as of the 2021 census.