Derwent Bridge TAS 7140
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Lyons Electorate › Central Highlands (Tas.) LGA › Derwent Bridge · 122 km from Hobart
Living Here
Derwent Bridge is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 40 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,292 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 25% of households own their home and 56% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Sri Lankan. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Central Highlands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Derwent Bridge itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
Getting around. Airport: Queenstown Airport, 58.6 km west.
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: 67.6% 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 | 67.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 81.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Derwent Bridge
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Derwent Bridge
| House | 6 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Derwent Bridge
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Derwent Bridge
| Australian | 12 |
|---|---|
| Other | 12 |
| English | 5 |
| Sri Lankan | 5 |
| German | 4 |
| Scottish | 4 |
Housing tenure in Derwent Bridge
| Owned | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Derwent Bridge
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Derwent Bridge
| Car | 13 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Derwent Bridge
| Nepal | 9 |
|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7 |
Languages used at home in Derwent Bridge
| Nepali | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 4 |
| Sinhalese | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,055 bird observations recorded near Derwent Bridge — most often seen:
- Black Currawong (106)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (98)
- Yellow Wattlebird (89)
- Green Rosella (59)
- Superb Fairy-wren (58)
- Forest Raven (55)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (45)
- Strong-billed Honeyeater (42)
- Welcome Swallow (41)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (39)
- Crescent Honeyeater (37)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (37)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (31)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Derwent Bridge
- Laughing Kookaburra (29)
- Swift Parrot (24)
- Striated Pardalote (22)
- Tasmanian Thornbill (21)
- Black Swan (20)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (20)
- Yellow-tipped Pardalote (19)
- Southern Forest Raven (18)
- Tasmanian Black Currawong (18)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (18)
- Flame Robin (17)
- Grey Fantail (17)
- Pink Robin (17)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (15)
- Satin Flycatcher (15)
- Eastern Crescent Honeyeater (14)
- Silvereye (14)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Derwent Bridge:
- Lake St Clair (3.2 km)
- Bronte Park (20.2 km)
- Tarraleah (25.3 km)
- Bradys Lake (25.6 km)
- London Lakes (26.8 km)
- Dee (31.9 km)
- Little Pine Lagoon (34.1 km)
- Wayatinah (36.3 km)
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Streets
- Lyell Highway (16)
