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Lower Snug TAS 7054

221 addresses · 14 streets

Franklin Electorate › Kingborough LGA › Lower Snug · 23 km from Hobart

Living Here

Lower Snug is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 460 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,009 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

460Population
45Median age
$2,009Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Bruny Island Ferry - Kettering, 5.3 km south · Airport: Hobart Airport, 34 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 66.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower Snug

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

Tree cover measures, Lower Snug TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202066.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 67.6%

Population by age in Lower Snug
Population by age, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-418
5-1468
15-1937
20-2412
25-3439
35-4461
45-5468
55-6470
65-7459
75-8426
85+4
Dwelling types in Lower Snug
Dwelling types, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House161
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower Snug
Households by weekly income, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49940
$1,500-2,99947
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Lower Snug
Top ancestries, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian213
English194
Irish72
Scottish41
German32
Aboriginal27
Housing tenure in Lower Snug
Housing tenure, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned72
Mortgage79
Rented14
Other0
Cars per household in Lower Snug
Cars per household, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
04
133
273
335
4+26
Commute to work in Lower Snug
Commute to work, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car160
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home34
Top countries of birth in Lower Snug
Top countries of birth, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England22
United States5
Canada4
Netherlands4
New Zealand4
Papua New Guinea4
Languages used at home in Lower Snug
Languages used at home, Lower Snug TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

55,801 bird observations recorded near Lower Snug — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lower Snug

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.