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Meander TAS 7304

241 addresses · 16 streets

Lyons Electorate › Meander Valley LGA › Meander · 149 km from Hobart

Living Here

Meander is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 337 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,138 a week, with median rent near $238 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

337Population
52Median age
$1,138Median household income / wk
$238Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 51.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 49.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Meander

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

Tree cover measures, Meander TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202049.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202162.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 53.3%

Population by age in Meander
Population by age, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1427
15-1920
20-2414
25-3439
35-4425
45-5451
55-6468
65-7450
75-8421
85+5
Dwelling types in Meander
Dwelling types, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House130
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Meander
Households by weekly income, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65025
$650-1,49957
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Meander
Top ancestries, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English173
Australian125
Ancestry NS31
Scottish27
German22
Irish21
Housing tenure in Meander
Housing tenure, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned61
Mortgage41
Rented23
Other12
Cars per household in Meander
Cars per household, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
136
248
329
4+17
Commute to work in Meander
Commute to work, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car97
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Meander
Top countries of birth, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England20
Germany7
Papua New Guinea6
Malaysia5
New Zealand4
United States4
Languages used at home in Meander
Languages used at home, Meander TAS (ABS Census 2021)
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

306 bird observations recorded near Meander — most often seen:

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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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