Bishopsbourne TAS 7301
81 addresses · 7 streets
Lyons Electorate › Northern Midlands LGA › Bishopsbourne · 143 km from Hobart
Living Here
Bishopsbourne is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 137 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,399 a week, with median rent near $195 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Longford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bishopsbourne itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 19.8 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 2.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 65.8%
Population by age in Bishopsbourne
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 11 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 22 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Bishopsbourne
| House | 49 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bishopsbourne
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Bishopsbourne
| Australian | 74 |
|---|---|
| English | 54 |
| Scottish | 13 |
| Other | 12 |
| Irish | 7 |
| Chinese | 4 |
Housing tenure in Bishopsbourne
| Owned | 22 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 15 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Bishopsbourne
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Bishopsbourne
| Car | 45 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 18 |
Top countries of birth in Bishopsbourne
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,120 bird observations recorded near Bishopsbourne — most often seen:
- Black Swan (64)
- European Goldfinch (64)
- Common Starling (51)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (50)
- Eurasian Skylark (48)
- Swamp Harrier (47)
- Masked Lapwing (46)
- Banded Lapwing (45)
- Pacific Black Duck (45)
- Brown Falcon (44)
- Eurasian Blackbird (44)
- White-faced Heron (43)
- House Sparrow (41)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bishopsbourne
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (40)
- Australian Shelduck (39)
- Forest Raven (38)
- Welcome Swallow (35)
- Little Pied Cormorant (32)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (32)
- White-fronted Chat (32)
- Superb Fairy-wren (31)
- Musk Duck (30)
- Southern Forest Raven (28)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (25)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- Grey Fantail (24)
- Chestnut Teal (22)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (19)
- Flame Robin (19)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (18)
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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Streets
- Armstrongs Lane (13)
- Bishopsbourne Road (44)
- Brookdene Road (2)
- Clayfield Road (4)
- Coach Lane (8)
- Liffey Road (9)
- Pitts Lane (1)