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Low Head TAS 7253

628 addresses · 20 streets

Bass Electorate › George Town LGA › Low Head · 206 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Low Head is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 619 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $983 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

619Population
61Median age
$983Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: George Town Airport, 2.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 22.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Low Head

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

Tree cover measures, Low Head TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.5% · Labour-force participation 41%

Population by age in Low Head
Population by age, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1428
15-1923
20-2422
25-3442
35-4448
45-5451
55-64119
65-74141
75-8485
85+38
Dwelling types in Low Head
Dwelling types, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House216
Townhouse34
Apartment0
Other20
Households by weekly income in Low Head
Households by weekly income, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65080
$650-1,49980
$1,500-2,99953
$3,000+35
Top ancestries in Low Head
Top ancestries, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English299
Australian225
Scottish70
Irish69
Ancestry NS42
Other38
Housing tenure in Low Head
Housing tenure, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned116
Mortgage58
Rented66
Other8
Cars per household in Low Head
Cars per household, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
010
194
299
332
4+16
Commute to work in Low Head
Commute to work, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car152
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Low Head
Top countries of birth, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England35
New Zealand14
Germany6
Scotland5
Ireland4
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Low Head
Languages used at home, Low Head TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,455 bird observations recorded near Low Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Low Head

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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