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Abels Bay TAS 7112

127 addresses · 6 streets

Franklin Electorate › Huon Valley LGA › Abels Bay · 43 km from Hobart

Living Here

Abels Bay is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 127 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $766 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

127Population
60Median age
$766Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cygnet statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Abels Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 55.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 48.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Abels Bay

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Abels Bay TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202165.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.9% · Labour-force participation 27%

Population by age in Abels Bay
Population by age, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-149
15-196
20-243
25-344
35-4414
45-5414
55-6426
65-7440
75-8415
85+0
Dwelling types in Abels Bay
Dwelling types, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House59
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Abels Bay
Households by weekly income, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49935
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Abels Bay
Top ancestries, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English48
Australian36
Irish19
Scottish17
Ancestry NS14
Aboriginal11
Housing tenure in Abels Bay
Housing tenure, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned46
Mortgage9
Rented3
Other3
Cars per household in Abels Bay
Cars per household, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
126
222
37
4+0
Commute to work in Abels Bay
Commute to work, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car18
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Abels Bay
Top countries of birth, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England11
New Zealand9
Netherlands4
Poland4
Germany3
Languages used at home in Abels Bay
Languages used at home, Abels Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Polish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,174 bird observations recorded near Abels Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Abels Bay

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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