Lucaston TAS 7109
219 addresses · 13 streets
Franklin Electorate › Huon Valley LGA › Lucaston · 25 km from Hobart
Living Here
Lucaston is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 422 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,944 a week, with median rent near $300 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, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Huonville - Franklin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lucaston itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 vet
1 golf club
1 dog park
1 mechanic
10 places to stay
- Campervan East at Huon Bush Retreats
- Huon Bush Retreats Reception
- Clifftop Cabin at Huon Bush Retreats
- Campervan West at Huon Bush Retreats
- Acacia Grove Cabin at Huon Bush Retreats
- Big Tree Cabin at Huon Bush Retreats
- Wallaby Grassland Cabin at Huon Bush Retreats
- Streamside Cabin at Huon Bush Retreats
- Huon Valley Caravan Park
- Little Devil Backpackers
Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 40.5 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 71.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 71.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 78.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 65.1%
Population by age in Lucaston
| 0-4 | 23 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 55 |
| 15-19 | 24 |
| 20-24 | 12 |
| 25-34 | 46 |
| 35-44 | 56 |
| 45-54 | 79 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 57 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Lucaston
| House | 149 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 5 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lucaston
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 38 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 57 |
| $3,000+ | 30 |
Top ancestries in Lucaston
| Australian | 204 |
|---|---|
| English | 195 |
| Scottish | 48 |
| Irish | 40 |
| Other | 36 |
| Ancestry NS | 25 |
Housing tenure in Lucaston
| Owned | 57 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 78 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Lucaston
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 65 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 23 |
Commute to work in Lucaston
| Car | 150 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 38 |
Top countries of birth in Lucaston
| England | 40 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 11 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 |
| United States | 5 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Scotland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Lucaston
| Japanese | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,695 bird observations recorded near Lucaston — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (150)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (139)
- Forest Raven (137)
- Common Starling (130)
- House Sparrow (128)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (127)
- Superb Fairy-wren (119)
- European Goldfinch (116)
- Green Rosella (109)
- Black Swan (99)
- Pacific Black Duck (93)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (91)
- Eurasian Coot (88)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lucaston
- Silvereye (79)
- Australian Wood Duck (76)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (76)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (73)
- Grey Fantail (71)
- White-faced Heron (71)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (70)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (70)
- Southern Forest Raven (68)
- Yellow Wattlebird (68)
- Masked Lapwing (67)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (67)
- Brown Falcon (65)
- Chestnut Teal (65)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (62)
- Clinking Currawong (61)
- Tasmanian Scarlet Robin (60)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Lucaston:
- Crabtree (3.5 km)
- Grove (4.1 km)
- Ranelagh (4.2 km)
- Huonville (6.1 km)
- Mountain River (7.1 km)
- Lower Longley (8.7 km)
- Pelverata (9.8 km)
- Glen Huon (9.8 km)
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Streets
- Bakers Creek Road (68)
- Bells Road (10)
- Cashs Road (1)
- Cloverside Road (21)
- Cross Road (20)
- Crouchs Hill Road (12)
- Griggs Road (8)
- Lucas Road (14)
- Lucaston Link (11)
- Lucaston Road (39)
- Newbon Road (7)
- Talbots Road (6)
- Windsor Road (2)
