Downlands TAS 7320
132 addresses · 9 streets
Braddon Electorate › Burnie LGA › Downlands · 233 km from Hobart
Living Here
Downlands is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 237 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,458 a week, with median rent near $315 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Romaine - Havenview statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Downlands itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
6 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
2 beaches
2 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
4 optometrists
1 vet
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
2 post offices
4 service stations
1 golf club
1 dog park
1 bakery
1 butcher
2 hardware stores
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Bus interchange: Burnie City Interchange, 3.6 km north · Airport: Burnie Wynyard Airport, 16.3 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 62.2%
Population by age in Downlands
| 0-4 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 33 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 33 |
| 35-44 | 36 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 28 |
| 65-74 | 29 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Downlands
| House | 91 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Downlands
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 33 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 25 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in Downlands
| Australian | 120 |
|---|---|
| English | 104 |
| Scottish | 20 |
| Aboriginal | 13 |
| Irish | 10 |
| German | 9 |
Housing tenure in Downlands
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 30 |
| Rented | 24 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Downlands
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 39 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Downlands
| Car | 86 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
29,133 bird observations recorded near Downlands — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,156)
- Common Starling (1,877)
- Silver Gull (1,699)
- Little Wattlebird (1,620)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,518)
- House Sparrow (1,491)
- Masked Lapwing (1,442)
- Forest Raven (1,242)
- Grey Fantail (1,239)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (1,227)
- European Goldfinch (1,226)
- Brown Thornbill (1,045)
- New Holland Honeyeater (898)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Downlands
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (846)
- Welcome Swallow (811)
- Silvereye (752)
- Eastern Spinebill (723)
- Pacific Black Duck (672)
- Galah (636)
- Green Rosella (620)
- Yellow Wattlebird (613)
- Laughing Kookaburra (602)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (592)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (572)
- Australian Magpie (557)
- Grey Butcherbird (508)
- Pacific Gull (502)
- Australian Wood Duck (491)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (482)
- White-faced Heron (474)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Downlands:
- Romaine (0.7 km)
- Upper Burnie (1.4 km)
- Acton (1.5 km)
- Shorewell Park (1.6 km)
- Havenview (1.8 km)
- Brooklyn (1.8 km)
- Mooreville (2.2 km)
- Hillcrest (2.2 km)
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Streets
- Boland Avenue (17)
- Cooney Court (7)
- Damian Avenue (26)
- Fagan Drive (16)
- Neil Court (13)
- Ritchie Avenue (25)
- Russell Place (13)
- Stratton Court (7)
- Three Mile Line Road (8)