Barrington TAS 7306
106 addresses · 9 streets
Lyons Electorate › Kentish LGA › Barrington · 193 km from Hobart
Living Here
Barrington is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 209 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,611 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Sheffield - Railton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barrington itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 22 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 38.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 65.8%
Population by age in Barrington
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 20 |
| 35-44 | 23 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 55 |
| 65-74 | 24 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Barrington
| House | 74 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Barrington
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 37 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 22 |
Top ancestries in Barrington
| Australian | 99 |
|---|---|
| English | 86 |
| Ancestry NS | 27 |
| Scottish | 25 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Other | 9 |
Housing tenure in Barrington
| Owned | 44 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 28 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Barrington
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Barrington
| Car | 91 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Barrington
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
963 bird observations recorded near Barrington — most often seen:
- Common Starling (48)
- Black Swan (46)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (46)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (46)
- Pacific Black Duck (40)
- Eurasian Blackbird (38)
- European Goldfinch (38)
- House Sparrow (37)
- Swamp Harrier (37)
- Forest Raven (36)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (36)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (35)
- Tasmanian Brown Thornbill (34)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Barrington
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (33)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (32)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (30)
- Tasmanian Eastern Spinebill (30)
- Tasmanian Little Wattlebird (29)
- Tasmanian Scarlet Robin (28)
- White-faced Heron (28)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (27)
- Southern Forest Raven (26)
- Masked Lapwing (25)
- Eastern Brush Bronzewing (24)
- Tasmanian New Holland Honeyeater (24)
- Brown Falcon (23)
- Superb Fairy-wren (23)
- Welcome Swallow (23)
- Eurasian Skylark (21)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (20)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Barrington:
- Nook (4.3 km)
- Nowhere Else (4.4 km)
- Lower Barrington (5.6 km)
- Lower Wilmot (6.2 km)
- Sheffield (6.9 km)
- West Kentish (7.3 km)
- Acacia Hills (7.7 km)
- Paloona (8.1 km)
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Streets
- Barrington Road (34)
- Devils Gate Road (12)
- Dogs Hollow Road (4)
- Frenchs Road (1)
- Hendersons Road (12)
- Iles Road (5)
- Moreys Road (5)
- Sheffield Road (26)
- Weeks Road (7)