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Longford TAS 7301

2,800 addresses · 83 streets

Lyons Electorate › Northern Midlands LGA › Longford · 144 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Longford is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,268 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,212 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,268Population
47Median age
$1,212Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 9.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 8.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Longford

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

Tree cover measures, Longford TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 54.6%

Population by age in Longford
Population by age, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4218
5-14467
15-19217
20-24222
25-34485
35-44405
45-54518
55-64586
65-74642
75-84358
85+140
Dwelling types in Longford
Dwelling types, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,484
Townhouse81
Apartment143
Other24
Households by weekly income in Longford
Households by weekly income, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650378
$650-1,499604
$1,500-2,999479
$3,000+169
Top ancestries in Longford
Top ancestries, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English2,062
Australian1,855
Irish405
Scottish381
Ancestry NS264
Aboriginal138
Housing tenure in Longford
Housing tenure, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned671
Mortgage555
Rented432
Other46
Cars per household in Longford
Cars per household, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
079
1601
2619
3263
4+154
Commute to work in Longford
Commute to work, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,396
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked63
Bicycle9
Home125
Top countries of birth in Longford
Top countries of birth, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England156
New Zealand50
Scotland25
China22
Netherlands21
Germany16
Languages used at home in Longford
Languages used at home, Longford TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin24
Punjabi12
Spanish7
Cantonese6
Arabic5
French5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,798 bird observations recorded near Longford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Longford

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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