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Brooks Bay TAS 7116

48 addresses · 4 streets

Franklin Electorate › Huon Valley LGA › Brooks Bay · 46 km from Hobart

Living Here

Brooks Bay is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 51 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,166 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

51Population
53Median age
$1,166Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geeveston - Dover statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brooks Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 59.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 52.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brooks Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Brooks Bay TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202179.0%

Demographics

Population by age in Brooks Bay
Population by age, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1412
15-190
20-240
25-343
35-444
45-549
55-6410
65-7412
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Brooks Bay
Dwelling types, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House23
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Brooks Bay
Households by weekly income, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Brooks Bay
Top ancestries, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English21
Australian18
Ancestry NS10
Scottish9
Polish3
Aboriginal0
Housing tenure in Brooks Bay
Housing tenure, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage6
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Brooks Bay
Cars per household, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
26
30
4+0
Commute to work in Brooks Bay
Commute to work, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car14
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Brooks Bay
Top countries of birth, Brooks Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,015 bird observations recorded near Brooks Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brooks 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.