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Lawitta TAS 7140

137 addresses · 5 streets

Lyons Electorate › Derwent Valley LGA › Lawitta · 27 km from Hobart

Living Here

Lawitta is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 226 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,525 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% 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.

226Population
41Median age
$1,525Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the New Norfolk statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lawitta itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 39 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 3.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lawitta

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

Tree cover measures, Lawitta TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 59.6%

Population by age in Lawitta
Population by age, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1430
15-1921
20-2410
25-3420
35-4427
45-5421
55-6434
65-7422
75-8419
85+5
Dwelling types in Lawitta
Dwelling types, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House73
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lawitta
Households by weekly income, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49916
$1,500-2,99926
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Lawitta
Top ancestries, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian106
English104
Aboriginal23
Irish21
Scottish13
Ancestry NS4
Housing tenure in Lawitta
Housing tenure, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned43
Mortgage29
Rented10
Other0
Cars per household in Lawitta
Cars per household, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
232
39
4+16
Commute to work in Lawitta
Commute to work, Lawitta TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car89
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,875 bird observations recorded near Lawitta — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lawitta

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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Streets

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