Elizabeth Town TAS 7304
191 addresses · 14 streets
Lyons Electorate › Meander Valley LGA › Elizabeth Town · 170 km from Hobart
Living Here
Elizabeth Town is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 299 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 7% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Deloraine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Elizabeth Town itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 service station
1 bakery
Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 34.1 km north.
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: 38.6% 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 | 38.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 43.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 54.5%
Population by age in Elizabeth Town
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 36 |
| 15-19 | 20 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 26 |
| 45-54 | 41 |
| 55-64 | 68 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Elizabeth Town
| House | 126 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Elizabeth Town
| <$650 | 24 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 46 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 27 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Elizabeth Town
| English | 155 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 108 |
| Irish | 34 |
| Scottish | 32 |
| Dutch | 20 |
| Aboriginal | 19 |
Housing tenure in Elizabeth Town
| Owned | 66 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 44 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Elizabeth Town
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 29 |
| 2 | 49 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Elizabeth Town
| Car | 97 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Elizabeth Town
| England | 15 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 7 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Elizabeth Town
| Russian | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,713 bird observations recorded near Elizabeth Town — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Native-hen (129)
- House Sparrow (113)
- Eurasian Blackbird (91)
- Forest Raven (90)
- European Goldfinch (76)
- Superb Fairy-wren (74)
- Eurasian Coot (71)
- Chestnut Teal (63)
- Welcome Swallow (63)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (60)
- Masked Lapwing (59)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (59)
- Southern Forest Raven (58)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Elizabeth Town
- Common Starling (55)
- Pacific Black Duck (55)
- Grey Fantail (54)
- Australian Wood Duck (51)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (51)
- Australian Shelduck (47)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (46)
- Silvereye (42)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (37)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (37)
- Black Swan (35)
- Swamp Harrier (35)
- Brown Thornbill (34)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (34)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (32)
- Little Wattlebird (31)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (31)
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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Streets
- Avenue Road (3)
- Bass Highway (57)
- Bennetts Road (2)
- Bonney Street (5)
- Christmas Hills Road (30)
- Dudleys Road (1)
- East Parkham Road (3)
- Gannons Hill Road (1)
- Hill Street (21)
- North Street (6)
- Parkham Road (18)
- Prout Street (5)
- Railton Road (1)
- Samuel Street (38)
