Bicheno TAS 7215
1,497 addresses · 62 streets
Lyons Electorate › Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGA › Bicheno · 137 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Bicheno is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,049 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,030 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Triabunna - Bicheno statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bicheno itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
1 park
2 beaches
1 medical clinic
1 childcare centre
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 playground
1 bakery
1 mechanic
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: St Helens Airport, 59.9 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 69.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 52%
Population by age in Bicheno
| 0-4 | 43 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 78 |
| 15-19 | 26 |
| 20-24 | 24 |
| 25-34 | 118 |
| 35-44 | 108 |
| 45-54 | 124 |
| 55-64 | 226 |
| 65-74 | 211 |
| 75-84 | 76 |
| 85+ | 20 |
Dwelling types in Bicheno
| House | 422 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 7 |
| Apartment | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Bicheno
| <$650 | 95 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 182 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 96 |
| $3,000+ | 27 |
Top ancestries in Bicheno
| English | 466 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 369 |
| Irish | 115 |
| Other | 98 |
| Scottish | 87 |
| Ancestry NS | 77 |
Housing tenure in Bicheno
| Owned | 229 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 100 |
| Rented | 106 |
| Other | 12 |
Cars per household in Bicheno
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 175 |
| 2 | 176 |
| 3 | 59 |
| 4+ | 23 |
Commute to work in Bicheno
| Car | 255 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 56 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 49 |
Top countries of birth in Bicheno
| England | 42 |
|---|---|
| Nepal | 34 |
| New Zealand | 17 |
| China | 9 |
| Netherlands | 9 |
| Wales | 8 |
Languages used at home in Bicheno
| Nepali | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 19 |
| French | 4 |
| German | 4 |
| Italian | 4 |
| Russian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,705 bird observations recorded near Bicheno — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (532)
- Pacific Gull (397)
- Crested Tern (338)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (338)
- Little Penguin (322)
- Eurasian Blackbird (273)
- Black-faced Cormorant (257)
- Superb Fairy-wren (242)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (230)
- Kelp Gull (230)
- House Sparrow (207)
- Welcome Swallow (202)
- Little Wattlebird (187)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bicheno
- Common Starling (170)
- Australasian Gannet (169)
- Great Cormorant (153)
- Grey Fantail (137)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (132)
- Yellow Wattlebird (127)
- Little Pied Cormorant (122)
- Silvereye (122)
- New Holland Honeyeater (121)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (99)
- Hooded Plover (98)
- Green Rosella (92)
- Australian Pelican (89)
- Forest Raven (84)
- Laughing Kookaburra (82)
- Australian Magpie (78)
- Masked Lapwing (75)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bicheno:
- Douglas River (7.1 km)
- Friendly Beaches (13.1 km)
- Seymour (14.6 km)
- Apslawn (15.8 km)
- Cranbrook (22.1 km)
- Chain Of Lagoons (25 km)
- Coles Bay (26 km)
- Dolphin Sands (27.4 km)
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Streets
- Allen Street (26)
- Apsley Court (19)
- Bailey Street (10)
- Banksia Street (31)
- Barnard Drive (10)
- Barrett Avenue (13)
- Basalt Way (9)
- Beattie Avenue (22)
- Burgess Street (96)
- Chadwin Avenue (17)
- Champ Street (44)
- Coles Bay Road (5)
- Courland Bay Road (11)
- Denison Court (25)
- Diamond Waters Rise (11)
- Douglas Street (47)
- Esplanade (5)
- Ferndale Road (5)
- Foster Street (65)
- Fraser Street (51)
- Gamble Crescent (8)
- Gordon Heights (18)
- Gordon Street (64)
- Granite Avenue (15)
- Harvey Avenue (12)
- Harvey Crescent (5)
- Harveys Farm Road (92)
- Industrial Road (7)
- James Street (18)
- Jetty Road (9)
- Lehner Crescent (7)
- Levy Street (17)
- Lilla Villa Lane (5)
- Little Street (3)
- Lodi Court (20)
- Lovett Street (5)
- Makepeace Avenue (13)
- Morrison Lane (2)
- Morrison Street (50)
- Murray Street (48)
- Nailer Avenue (14)
- Old Tram Road (8)
- Redbill Drive (34)
- Rose Street (12)
- Rosedale Road (43)
- Scuba Court (6)
- Sea Eagle Drive (23)
- Seascape Avenue (1)
- Seymour Street (7)
- Shale Way (1)
- Sinclair Street (23)
- Suncoast Drive (23)
- Sunrise Drive (13)
- Tasman Highway (151)
- The Esplanade (6)
- Tribe Street (51)
- Wallace Avenue (20)
- Waubs Court (13)
- Waubs Esplanade (42)
- Wedge Tail Circuit (14)
- Weily Avenue (39)
- William Street (13)
