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Currie TAS 7256

777 addresses · 35 streets

Braddon Electorate › King Island LGA › Currie · 438 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Currie is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 766 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,242 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 29% 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.

766Population
48Median age
$1,242Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the King Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Currie itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: King Island Airport, 6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 7.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Currie

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

Tree cover measures, Currie TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 62.8%

Population by age in Currie
Population by age, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-440
5-1481
15-1922
20-2432
25-3497
35-4490
45-5481
55-64100
65-74121
75-8471
85+29
Dwelling types in Currie
Dwelling types, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House302
Townhouse23
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Currie
Households by weekly income, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65072
$650-1,499102
$1,500-2,99987
$3,000+39
Top ancestries in Currie
Top ancestries, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English340
Australian309
Irish80
Scottish67
Ancestry NS64
Other49
Housing tenure in Currie
Housing tenure, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned131
Mortgage84
Rented95
Other14
Cars per household in Currie
Cars per household, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
018
1139
2122
338
4+14
Commute to work in Currie
Commute to work, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car271
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Currie
Top countries of birth, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines20
New Zealand16
England12
United States6
Brazil4
India4
Languages used at home in Currie
Languages used at home, Currie TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino6
German4
Hindi4
Punjabi4
Spanish4
Bengali3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,532 bird observations recorded near Currie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Currie

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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