George Town TAS 7253

Living Here

George Town is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,536 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $901 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 George Town statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: George Town itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Star of the Sea Catholic School
  • Star of the Sea Catholic College
  • Port Dalrymple School
  • South George Town Primary School
• 7 cafés & restaurants

  • Oasis: George Town RSL
  • Gray's Hotel Restaurant
  • Hebe Reef Coffee Shop
  • The Signature Café
  • The Pier Hotel Restaurant
  • Belle's Tea Room
  • George Town Seafoods
• 2 supermarkets

  • Woolworths
  • IGA George Town
• 4 parks

  • Max Harris Memorial Reserve
  • Regent Square
  • Boongala Reserve
  • Secret Park
• 1 medical clinic

  • George Town Medical Centre
• 1 hospital

  • Beaconsfield District Health Service
• 1 post office

  • George Town
• 1 service station

  • BP
• 1 gym

  • George Town Aquatic Centre
• 3 golf clubs

  • Low Head Golf Course
  • George Town Golf Course
  • Greens Beach Golf Club
• 3 places to stay

  • The Pier Hotel
  • George Town Motor Inn
  • Kelso Sands Holiday Park

Getting around. Airport: George Town Airport, 3.1 km north.

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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: 47.5% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 13% · Labour-force participation 43.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,499 bird observations recorded near George Town — most often seen:

• Australian Pied Oystercatcher (366)
• Common Starling (327)
• Eurasian Blackbird (292)
• House Sparrow (264)
• White-faced Heron (264)
• Silver Gull (263)
• Black Swan (259)
• Little Pied Cormorant (238)
• Southern Masked Lapwing (220)
• Masked Lapwing (217)
• Chestnut Teal (197)
• Pacific Gull (187)
• European Goldfinch (182)

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 George Town:

• Kelso (3.2 km)
• Clarence Point (3.5 km)
• Bell Bay (4.1 km)
• Low Head (4.3 km)
• Beauty Point (5.6 km)
• Greens Beach (7.6 km)
• York Town (8.3 km)
• Badger Head (9.8 km)

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