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Population trends of major urban centres (more than 20,000 people), 1976-01

Population centre

1976

1981

1986

1991

1996

2001

Change (%)
1996-01

Hobart

131,524

128,603

127,106

127,134

126,118

126,048

-0.1

Launceston

63,386

64,555

66,286

66,747

67,701

68,443

1.1

Devonport

19,399

21,424

22,645

22,660

22,299

21,575

-3.2

Total

214,309

214,582

216,037

216,541

216118

216,066

-0.02

Total Tasmanian population

412,300

427,200

446,500

452,837

459,659

456,652

-0.7

% total population in major centres

52.0

50.0

48.4

47.8

47.0

47.3

Source: Census Data 1976-01


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