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Glenfern TAS 7140

79 addresses · 5 streets

Lyons Electorate › Derwent Valley LGA › Glenfern · 29 km from Hobart

Living Here

Glenfern is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 176 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,166 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

176Population
40Median age
$1,166Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Derwent Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Glenfern itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 41.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 56.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glenfern

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

Tree cover measures, Glenfern TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202056.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202177.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.9% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Glenfern
Population by age, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1427
15-1913
20-245
25-3412
35-4428
45-5421
55-6426
65-7420
75-8411
85+0
Dwelling types in Glenfern
Dwelling types, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House54
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glenfern
Households by weekly income, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Glenfern
Top ancestries, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English94
Australian71
German16
Scottish13
Other12
Ancestry NS12
Housing tenure in Glenfern
Housing tenure, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage29
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Glenfern
Cars per household, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
214
313
4+11
Commute to work in Glenfern
Commute to work, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car51
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in Glenfern
Top countries of birth, Glenfern TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

388 bird observations recorded near Glenfern — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glenfern

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.