Grassy TAS 7256
274 addresses · 17 streets
Braddon Electorate › King Island LGA › Grassy · 417 km from Hobart
Living Here
Grassy is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 121 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $916 a week, with median rent near $125 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 Australian, English, Ancestry NS. 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 King Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Grassy itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
1 park
1 beach
1 service station
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: King Island Airport, 24.2 km north-west.
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: 38.4% 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 | 38.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 49.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 54.7%
Population by age in Grassy
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 27 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 8 |
| 55-64 | 13 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Grassy
| House | 50 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Grassy
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Grassy
| Australian | 61 |
|---|---|
| English | 47 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Dutch | 6 |
| German | 6 |
Housing tenure in Grassy
| Owned | 19 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 21 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Grassy
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Grassy
| Car | 37 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Grassy
| India | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,214 bird observations recorded near Grassy — most often seen:
- King Island Superb Fairy-wren (169)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (158)
- King Island Tasmanian Thornbill (144)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (144)
- Southern Forest Raven (137)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (107)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (103)
- Common Starling (97)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (95)
- Eurasian Blackbird (93)
- Little Penguin (70)
- Bass Strait New Holland Honeyeater (65)
- European Goldfinch (62)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Grassy
- House Sparrow (60)
- Forest Raven (57)
- King Island Green Rosella (54)
- Flame Robin (53)
- Superb Fairy-wren (47)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (46)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (46)
- Strong-billed Honeyeater (46)
- King Island Silvereye (44)
- Eastern Crescent Honeyeater (43)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (42)
- King Island Yellow Wattlebird (42)
- Tasmanian Golden Whistler (41)
- King Island Dusky Robin (40)
- Tasmanian Olive Whistler (37)
- Australian Magpie (36)
- Silver Gull (36)
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 Grassy:
- Lymwood (5.7 km)
- Yarra Creek (6 km)
- Pearshape (12.7 km)
- Pegarah (12.8 km)
- Surprise Bay (13.3 km)
- Naracoopa (15.2 km)
- Nugara (17.6 km)
- Currie (22 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Street (4)
- Banksia Street (18)
- Blackwood Street (25)
- Blue Gum Drive (10)
- Boronia Drive (8)
- Fern Tree Drive (4)
- Grassy Harbour Road (2)
- Grassy Road (74)
- Kurrajong Street (8)
- Melaleuca Street (18)
- Mount Stanley Road (1)
- Myrtle Street (20)
- Sassafras Street (27)
- Ti-tree Drive (20)
- Tuart Street (4)
- Waratah Street (29)
- Wattle Street (2)
