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Cygnet TAS 7112

1,526 addresses · 62 streets

Franklin Electorate › Huon Valley LGA › Cygnet · 37 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Cygnet is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,742 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,041 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,742Population
46Median age
$1,041Median household income / wk
$285Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 50.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 62.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cygnet

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

Tree cover measures, Cygnet TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202062.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202170.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 46.9%

Population by age in Cygnet
Population by age, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-479
5-14244
15-19128
20-2465
25-34145
35-44179
45-54232
55-64234
65-74284
75-84125
85+22
Dwelling types in Cygnet
Dwelling types, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House641
Townhouse29
Apartment5
Other9
Households by weekly income in Cygnet
Households by weekly income, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650194
$650-1,499234
$1,500-2,999154
$3,000+58
Top ancestries in Cygnet
Top ancestries, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English786
Australian613
Irish287
Aboriginal248
Scottish207
Ancestry NS115
Housing tenure in Cygnet
Housing tenure, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned297
Mortgage207
Rented155
Other16
Cars per household in Cygnet
Cars per household, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
052
1269
2230
362
4+55
Commute to work in Cygnet
Commute to work, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car405
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle4
Home88
Top countries of birth in Cygnet
Top countries of birth, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England124
New Zealand28
Netherlands13
Scotland12
United States12
Germany10
Languages used at home in Cygnet
Languages used at home, Cygnet TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Japanese14
Arabic12
Spanish11
Mandarin10
German10
French9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,276 bird observations recorded near Cygnet — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cygnet

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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