Granton TAS 7030
967 addresses · 44 streets
Clark Electorate › Glenorchy LGA › Granton · 16 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Granton is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,903 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,100 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Austins Ferry - Granton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Granton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
2 Catholic churches
1 dentist
1 library
4 service stations
1 gym
2 golf clubs
1 dog park
1 butcher
1 hardware store
2 electricians
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 23.8 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: 39% 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 | 39.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 70.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 70%
Population by age in Granton
| 0-4 | 104 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 248 |
| 15-19 | 134 |
| 20-24 | 97 |
| 25-34 | 226 |
| 35-44 | 261 |
| 45-54 | 283 |
| 55-64 | 275 |
| 65-74 | 177 |
| 75-84 | 77 |
| 85+ | 21 |
Dwelling types in Granton
| House | 643 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 19 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Granton
| <$650 | 58 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 153 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 251 |
| $3,000+ | 159 |
Top ancestries in Granton
| English | 883 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 864 |
| Irish | 194 |
| Scottish | 154 |
| Other | 100 |
| German | 81 |
Housing tenure in Granton
| Owned | 235 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 367 |
| Rented | 53 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Granton
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 149 |
| 2 | 233 |
| 3 | 131 |
| 4+ | 144 |
Commute to work in Granton
| Car | 815 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 21 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 73 |
Top countries of birth in Granton
| England | 37 |
|---|---|
| India | 21 |
| New Zealand | 13 |
| Vietnam | 9 |
| Philippines | 6 |
| Chile | 4 |
Languages used at home in Granton
| Spanish | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 11 |
| Punjabi | 9 |
| Hindi | 7 |
| Malayalam | 7 |
| Greek | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
46,370 bird observations recorded near Granton — most often seen:
- Chestnut Teal (2,513)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (2,433)
- Black Swan (2,408)
- Eurasian Coot (2,390)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,097)
- Silver Gull (2,017)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,006)
- Australasian Shoveler (1,970)
- Kelp Gull (1,894)
- Common Starling (1,813)
- Noisy Miner (1,711)
- Grey Teal (1,663)
- Masked Lapwing (1,535)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Granton
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,507)
- Great Cormorant (1,415)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,400)
- Welcome Swallow (1,321)
- Common Mallard (1,286)
- Forest Raven (1,282)
- Eastern Rosella (1,281)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,251)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,210)
- Great Egret (1,203)
- European Goldfinch (1,144)
- Swamp Harrier (1,042)
- Little Wattlebird (988)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (980)
- House Sparrow (914)
- Freckled Duck (850)
- Superb Fairy-wren (846)
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 Granton:
- Austins Ferry (2.2 km)
- Bridgewater (2.7 km)
- Herdsmans Cove (3.2 km)
- Claremont (3.6 km)
- Gagebrook (3.8 km)
- Old Beach (4 km)
- Chigwell (5.5 km)
- Berriedale (5.6 km)
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Streets
- Aherne Place (14)
- Akamas Drive (12)
- Atkins Road (11)
- Black Snake Road (146)
- Black Swan Rise (8)
- Bridgeview Road (12)
- Christopher Close (21)
- Dickenson Drive (14)
- Elgin Place (5)
- Eric Court (8)
- Fehlrich Court (32)
- Forest Road (25)
- Geiss Lane (2)
- George Street (28)
- Gillies Road (23)
- Glenhope Road (17)
- Grant Court (15)
- Granton Heights Road (20)
- Heron Court (15)
- Hestercombe Road (25)
- Jacques Road (54)
- Kastoria Court (12)
- Laona Crescent (16)
- Longview Lane (7)
- Lyell Highway (41)
- Main Road (89)
- Middle Street (9)
- Monroe Court (12)
- Mount Street (1)
- Murphy Court (12)
- Navigators Rise (17)
- Pontos Court (9)
- Presnell Street (41)
- Rowbottoms Road (27)
- Rusts Road (6)
- Sanctuary Road (27)
- Sharron Drive (46)
- Stocker Court (9)
- Tarrants Road (12)
- Tillack Court (12)
- Troodos Close (7)
- Turners Road (24)
- Whitestone Drive (12)
- Wildlife Court (12)
