Glebe TAS 7000
359 addresses · 12 streets
Clark Electorate › Hobart LGA › Glebe · 1 km from Hobart
Living Here
Glebe is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 570 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,067 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Hobart statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glebe itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 beaches
3 physiotherapists
1 golf club
2 plumbers
Getting around. Bus interchange: Hobart Transit Centre, 1.3 km south · Ferry wharf: Derwent Ferry, Brooke Street Pier, 1.3 km south · Airport: Hobart Airport, 15.2 km east.
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: 15.1% 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 | 15.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 21.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 72.4%
Population by age in Glebe
| 0-4 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 33 |
| 15-19 | 24 |
| 20-24 | 62 |
| 25-34 | 131 |
| 35-44 | 73 |
| 45-54 | 66 |
| 55-64 | 80 |
| 65-74 | 68 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Glebe
| House | 134 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 58 |
| Apartment | 29 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Glebe
| <$650 | 33 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 66 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 63 |
| $3,000+ | 63 |
Top ancestries in Glebe
| English | 259 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 157 |
| Irish | 100 |
| Scottish | 67 |
| Other | 65 |
| Chinese | 35 |
Housing tenure in Glebe
| Owned | 71 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 64 |
| Rented | 93 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Glebe
| 0 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 102 |
| 2 | 73 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Glebe
| Car | 131 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 127 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Glebe
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| China | 23 |
| India | 10 |
| Nepal | 8 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Scotland | 5 |
Languages used at home in Glebe
| Mandarin | 21 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 10 |
| Nepali | 8 |
| Hindi | 5 |
| Malayalam | 5 |
| Greek | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
114,843 bird observations recorded near Glebe — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (9,594)
- Kelp Gull (7,719)
- Forest Raven (7,399)
- House Sparrow (6,727)
- Silvereye (5,239)
- Common Starling (5,197)
- Little Wattlebird (4,886)
- Silver Gull (4,543)
- Yellow Wattlebird (4,426)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,814)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,705)
- Masked Lapwing (3,566)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (3,471)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Glebe
- Superb Fairy-wren (3,425)
- Brown Thornbill (3,235)
- New Holland Honeyeater (3,020)
- European Goldfinch (2,999)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (2,866)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (2,710)
- Grey Fantail (2,705)
- Southern Forest Raven (2,643)
- Clinking Currawong (2,616)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,610)
- Green Rosella (2,525)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (2,446)
- Crescent Honeyeater (2,388)
- Grey Butcherbird (2,249)
- Eastern Rosella (2,186)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (2,007)
- Welcome Swallow (1,927)
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 Glebe:
- Queens Domain (0.7 km)
- North Hobart (0.8 km)
- Hobart (0.9 km)
- West Hobart (1.6 km)
- Battery Point (1.8 km)
- Mount Stuart (1.9 km)
- New Town (2.2 km)
- Rosny (2.5 km)
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Streets
- Aberdeen Street (37)
- Allambee Crescent (31)
- Bayley Street (30)
- Brooker Avenue (97)
- Davenport Street (12)
- Edward Street (13)
- Glebe Street (29)
- Lillie Street (18)
- Scott Street (17)
- Service Street (20)
- Shoobridge Street (41)
- Short Street (14)
