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Carlton TAS 7173

823 addresses · 39 streets

Lyons Electorate › Sorell LGA › Carlton · 26 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Carlton is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,363 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,425 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,363Population
38Median age
$1,425Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dodges Ferry - Lewisham statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carlton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 11.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 22.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Carlton

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

Tree cover measures, Carlton TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 60.4%

Population by age in Carlton
Population by age, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-482
5-14187
15-1989
20-2459
25-34183
35-44193
45-54176
55-64200
65-74147
75-8432
85+11
Dwelling types in Carlton
Dwelling types, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House511
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Carlton
Households by weekly income, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65093
$650-1,499154
$1,500-2,999165
$3,000+57
Top ancestries in Carlton
Top ancestries, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English584
Australian582
Scottish147
Irish141
Ancestry NS105
Aboriginal94
Housing tenure in Carlton
Housing tenure, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned166
Mortgage252
Rented85
Other0
Cars per household in Carlton
Cars per household, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
010
1162
2198
383
4+55
Commute to work in Carlton
Commute to work, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car450
Train0
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home55
Top countries of birth in Carlton
Top countries of birth, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England33
New Zealand16
Germany8
Scotland8
Netherlands7
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Carlton
Languages used at home, Carlton TAS (ABS Census 2021)
German4
Filipino4
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,434 bird observations recorded near Carlton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Carlton

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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