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Legerwood TAS 7263

115 addresses · 13 streets

Bass Electorate › Dorset LGA › Legerwood · 188 km from Hobart

Living Here

Legerwood is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 204 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $949 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

204Population
39Median age
$949Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Scottsdale - Bridport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Legerwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: St Helens Airport, 50.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 30.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Legerwood

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

Tree cover measures, Legerwood TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 51.3%

Population by age in Legerwood
Population by age, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1433
15-1912
20-2411
25-3423
35-4428
45-5420
55-6429
65-7425
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Legerwood
Dwelling types, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House79
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Legerwood
Households by weekly income, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49931
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Legerwood
Top ancestries, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian94
English88
Ancestry NS21
Irish18
Scottish17
German13
Housing tenure in Legerwood
Housing tenure, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage21
Rented22
Other4
Cars per household in Legerwood
Cars per household, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
231
316
4+13
Commute to work in Legerwood
Commute to work, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car51
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home10
Top countries of birth in Legerwood
Top countries of birth, Legerwood TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England5
New Zealand4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

379 bird observations recorded near Legerwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Legerwood

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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