Golden Valley TAS 7304
140 addresses · 9 streets
Lyons Electorate › Meander Valley LGA › Golden Valley · 147 km from Hobart
Living Here
Golden Valley is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 226 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $912 a week, with median rent near $176 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 Westbury statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Golden Valley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 42.5 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: 82.1% 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 | 82.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 89.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 47%
Population by age in Golden Valley
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 30 |
| 15-19 | 15 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 22 |
| 45-54 | 46 |
| 55-64 | 33 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Golden Valley
| House | 84 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Golden Valley
| <$650 | 30 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 34 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Golden Valley
| English | 102 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 95 |
| Scottish | 26 |
| Irish | 23 |
| Dutch | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Golden Valley
| Owned | 46 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 28 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Golden Valley
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Golden Valley
| Car | 56 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Golden Valley
| England | 17 |
|---|---|
| Japan | 6 |
| United States | 6 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Scotland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Golden Valley
| Japanese | 6 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
236 bird observations recorded near Golden Valley — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Thornbill (24)
- Forest Raven (14)
- Superb Fairy-wren (14)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (13)
- Green Rosella (12)
- Black Currawong (10)
- Laughing Kookaburra (10)
- Cattle Egret (9)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (9)
- Flame Robin (8)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (8)
- Grey Fantail (7)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (7)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Golden Valley
- Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle (7)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (7)
- Yellow Wattlebird (7)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (6)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (6)
- Brush Bronzewing (5)
- Crescent Honeyeater (5)
- Eurasian Blackbird (5)
- European Goldfinch (5)
- Grey Goshawk (5)
- Scrubtit (5)
- Silvereye (5)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (5)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (5)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (5)
- Australian Magpie (4)
- Brown Thornbill (4)
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 Golden Valley:
- Quamby Brook (7.4 km)
- Jackeys Marsh (7.7 km)
- Meander (8.9 km)
- Osmaston (9.1 km)
- Liffey (11.6 km)
- Montana (11.9 km)
- Cluan (12 km)
- Exton (13.6 km)
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Streets
- Bogan Road (24)
- Brodies Road (25)
- Golden Valley Road (3)
- Highland Lakes Road (61)
- Riversdale Road (1)
- Silverwood Lane (1)
- Tiers View Road (13)
- Wattle Lea Road (6)
- Youds Road (6)
