Marrawah TAS 7330
136 addresses · 16 streets
Braddon Electorate › Circular Head LGA › Marrawah · 308 km from Hobart
Living Here
Marrawah is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 152 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,449 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the North West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Marrawah itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
1 post office
Getting around. Airport: Smithton Airport, 35.5 km 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: 27.6% 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 | 27.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 44.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 66.7%
Population by age in Marrawah
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 19 |
| 55-64 | 32 |
| 65-74 | 26 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Marrawah
| House | 58 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Marrawah
| <$650 | 14 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 14 |
Top ancestries in Marrawah
| English | 69 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 63 |
| Other | 16 |
| Aboriginal | 15 |
| Irish | 12 |
| German | 11 |
Housing tenure in Marrawah
| Owned | 32 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 16 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Marrawah
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Marrawah
| Car | 45 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in Marrawah
| Germany | 5 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 |
| England | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,546 bird observations recorded near Marrawah — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (146)
- Common Starling (134)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (134)
- Eurasian Blackbird (129)
- Eurasian Skylark (119)
- Southern Forest Raven (119)
- European Goldfinch (107)
- Giinbaywarraymal (106)
- East Coast Pacific Gull (102)
- Black Swan (93)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (93)
- Pacific Black Duck (84)
- Chestnut Teal (80)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Marrawah
- Superb Fairy-wren (77)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (76)
- Crested Tern (74)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (73)
- White-faced Heron (70)
- Silver Gull (66)
- Australasian Shoveler (65)
- Australian Shelduck (64)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (63)
- House Sparrow (61)
- Pacific Gull (61)
- White-fronted Chat (60)
- Red-capped Plover (59)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (59)
- Great Cormorant (58)
- Southern Sooty Oystercatcher (57)
- Swamp Harrier (57)
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 Marrawah:
- Redpa (6.2 km)
- Arthur River (13.6 km)
- Togari (17.3 km)
- Woolnorth (21.3 km)
- West Montagu (22.7 km)
- Nelson Bay (23.3 km)
- Brittons Swamp (23.7 km)
- Couta Rocks (27 km)
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Streets
- Arthur River Road (14)
- Bass Highway (7)
- Beach Road (4)
- Bluff Hill Road (12)
- Chequers Road (5)
- Comeback Road (18)
- Company Road (3)
- Green Point Road (38)
- Hansons Road (15)
- Harcus River Road (8)
- Loverocks Road (5)
- Mackays Road (1)
- Mount Cameron West Track (1)
- Station Road (3)
- Stephenson Road (1)
- Wiggs Road (1)
