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Douglas River TAS 7215

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Lyons Electorate › Break O'Day LGA › Douglas River · 141 km from Hobart

Living Here

Douglas River is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 67 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,291 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

67Population
50Median age
$1,291Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Triabunna - Bicheno statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Douglas River itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: St Helens Airport, 53.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 56.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Douglas River

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

Tree cover measures, Douglas River TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202160.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 62.5%

Population by age in Douglas River
Population by age, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-148
15-190
20-240
25-347
35-447
45-5411
55-6419
65-748
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Douglas River
Dwelling types, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House20
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Douglas River
Households by weekly income, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49910
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Douglas River
Top ancestries, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English32
Australian28
German7
Irish7
Scottish3
Ancestry NS3
Housing tenure in Douglas River
Housing tenure, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned11
Mortgage3
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Douglas River
Cars per household, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
27
34
4+3
Commute to work in Douglas River
Commute to work, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car17
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in Douglas River
Top countries of birth, Douglas River TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England11
New Zealand5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

946 bird observations recorded near Douglas River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Douglas River

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.