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Kelso TAS 7270

164 addresses · 7 streets

Bass Electorate › West Tamar LGA › Kelso · 203 km from Hobart

Living Here

Kelso is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 182 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $1,025 a week, with median rent near $285 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, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

182Population
62Median age
$1,025Median household income / wk
$285Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Beauty Point - Beaconsfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kelso itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: George Town Airport, 4.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 33.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kelso

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kelso TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.7% · Labour-force participation 36.3%

Population by age in Kelso
Population by age, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-145
15-193
20-245
25-3417
35-445
45-5417
55-6455
65-7453
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Kelso
Dwelling types, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House69
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kelso
Households by weekly income, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Kelso
Top ancestries, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English87
Australian77
Irish23
Scottish21
Ancestry NS14
Other11
Housing tenure in Kelso
Housing tenure, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned42
Mortgage16
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Kelso
Cars per household, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
224
36
4+6
Commute to work in Kelso
Commute to work, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car41
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Kelso
Top countries of birth, Kelso TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Netherlands4
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,305 bird observations recorded near Kelso — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kelso

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.