Herdsmans Cove TAS 7030

Living Here

Herdsmans Cove is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,199 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $1,012 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 32% of households own their home and 67% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. 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 Bridgewater - Gagebrook statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Herdsmans Cove itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 10 schools

  • JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School
  • JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School
  • JRLF - East Derwent Primary School
  • St Pauls Catholic School
  • JRLF - Senior School
  • St Virgil's College
  • St Virgils College Marine Education Centre
  • Northern Christian School
  • Austins Ferry Primary School
  • Holy Rosary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • The York Hotel 12 Mile Steakhouse
• 3 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
• 4 parks

  • Cris Fitzpatrick Community Park
  • Broadview Park
  • Bridgewater Parkland
  • Hestercombe Reserve
• 2 Catholic churches

  • St Pauls Catholic Church
  • St Monicas Catholic Church
• 1 medical clinic

  • Greenpoint Medical Services
• 2 hospitals

  • Alcohol and Drug Services
  • Calvary Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Claremont Veterinary Surgery
• 1 library

  • Bridgewater Library
• 2 service stations

  • United Petroleum Gagebrook
  • United
• 1 gym

  • Baskerville Raceway
• 2 golf clubs

  • Claremont Golf Course
  • Tea Tree Golf Course
• 1 dog park

  • Old Beach Dog Park
• 1 hardware store

  • Claremont Chainsaw & Mower Sales & Service
• 2 mechanics

  • Drive Auto-Electrics
  • Claremont Tyre and Auto - Repco Authorised Car Service
• 2 electricians

  • SOA Electrical Claremont
  • Frontline Electrical
• 1 place to stay

  • Claremont Hotel Motel

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 21.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 18% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 17.2% · Labour-force participation 47.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

44,572 bird observations recorded near Herdsmans Cove — most often seen:

• Chestnut Teal (2,419)
• Tasmanian Native-hen (2,345)
• Eurasian Coot (2,320)
• Black Swan (2,136)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,992)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,952)
• Silver Gull (1,946)
• Noisy Miner (1,912)
• Australasian Shoveler (1,891)
• Kelp Gull (1,799)
• Common Starling (1,749)
• Grey Teal (1,600)
• Masked Lapwing (1,559)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Herdsmans Cove:

• Gagebrook (0.7 km)
• Old Beach (2.2 km)
• Bridgewater (2.2 km)
• Austins Ferry (3 km)
• Granton (3.2 km)
• Honeywood (3.3 km)
• Claremont (4.7 km)
• Brighton (5.9 km)

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