Goshen TAS 7216
58 addresses · 6 streets
Lyons Electorate › Break O'Day LGA › Goshen · 190 km from Hobart
Living Here
Goshen is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 95 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $900 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Dutch. 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 St Helens - Scamander statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Goshen itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: St Helens Airport, 16.6 km south-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: 69.3% 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 | 69.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 93.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.9% · Labour-force participation 51.4%
Population by age in Goshen
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 13 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Goshen
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Goshen
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Goshen
| English | 46 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 45 |
| Dutch | 7 |
| Polish | 7 |
| Maori | 6 |
| Ancestry NS | 5 |
Housing tenure in Goshen
| Owned | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 10 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Goshen
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Goshen
| Car | 20 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Goshen
| England | 10 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
41,824 bird observations recorded near Goshen — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (2,606)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (2,488)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (2,467)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (2,335)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (2,184)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (2,142)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (1,996)
- Tasmanian Brown Thornbill (1,955)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (1,890)
- Tasmanian New Holland Honeyeater (1,755)
- Tasmanian Eastern Spinebill (1,750)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (1,561)
- Tasmanian Golden Whistler (1,442)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Goshen
- Tasmanian Silvereye (1,328)
- Tasmanian Grey Butcherbird (1,205)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (1,163)
- Yellow-tipped Pardalote (1,105)
- Tasmanian Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,097)
- Southern Forest Raven (992)
- Eastern Crescent Honeyeater (974)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (963)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (902)
- Strong-billed Honeyeater (842)
- Tasmanian Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (731)
- House Sparrow (693)
- Tasmanian Scarlet Robin (677)
- Tasmanian Little Wattlebird (676)
- Satin Flycatcher (661)
- Flame Robin (656)
- Eurasian Blackbird (588)
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 Goshen:
- Goulds Country (4.8 km)
- Lottah (8.8 km)
- Pyengana (10.1 km)
- St Helens (13.3 km)
- Binalong Bay (16.6 km)
- Stieglitz (17.1 km)
- Weldborough (17.9 km)
- Akaroa (18 km)
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Streets
- Argonaut Road (1)
- Ericksons Road (1)
- Hodges Road (1)
- Tasman Highway (30)
- Terrys Hill Road (15)
- Terryvale Road (10)
