Montrose TAS 7010
1,261 addresses · 30 streets
Clark Electorate › Glenorchy LGA › Montrose · 8 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Montrose is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 2,313 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,390 a week, with median rent near $343 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Montrose - Rosetta statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Montrose itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
1 beach
1 medical clinic
1 childcare centre
1 library
2 post offices
2 golf clubs
1 playground
1 bakery
1 butcher
2 electricians
2 plumbers
Getting around. Bus interchange: Metro Springfield, 2.6 km south-east · Airport: Hobart Airport, 19.8 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: 54% 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 | 54.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 65.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 61%
Population by age in Montrose
| 0-4 | 119 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 205 |
| 15-19 | 100 |
| 20-24 | 138 |
| 25-34 | 419 |
| 35-44 | 293 |
| 45-54 | 258 |
| 55-64 | 292 |
| 65-74 | 245 |
| 75-84 | 158 |
| 85+ | 71 |
Dwelling types in Montrose
| House | 800 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 11 |
| Apartment | 134 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Montrose
| <$650 | 174 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 302 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 297 |
| $3,000+ | 109 |
Top ancestries in Montrose
| Australian | 861 |
|---|---|
| English | 851 |
| Other | 367 |
| Irish | 191 |
| Scottish | 152 |
| Ancestry NS | 104 |
Housing tenure in Montrose
| Owned | 338 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 315 |
| Rented | 283 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Montrose
| 0 | 77 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 386 |
| 2 | 298 |
| 3 | 109 |
| 4+ | 69 |
Commute to work in Montrose
| Car | 803 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 65 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 35 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 63 |
Top countries of birth in Montrose
| Nepal | 105 |
|---|---|
| India | 98 |
| England | 51 |
| China | 29 |
| Pakistan | 18 |
| Bangladesh | 11 |
Languages used at home in Montrose
| Nepali | 133 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 48 |
| Hindi | 31 |
| Urdu | 29 |
| Mandarin | 27 |
| Gujarati | 20 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
46,796 bird observations recorded near Montrose — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (3,222)
- Forest Raven (2,998)
- Common Starling (2,363)
- Noisy Miner (2,330)
- Kelp Gull (2,323)
- House Sparrow (2,289)
- Little Wattlebird (2,129)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,118)
- Silver Gull (2,083)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (1,925)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (1,794)
- Masked Lapwing (1,663)
- Green Rosella (1,631)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Montrose
- Grey Butcherbird (1,576)
- Eastern Rosella (1,407)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,216)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (1,119)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,097)
- Brown Thornbill (1,090)
- Clinking Currawong (1,078)
- European Goldfinch (1,068)
- Yellow Wattlebird (1,016)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,001)
- New Holland Honeyeater (975)
- Eastern Spinebill (929)
- Silvereye (926)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (896)
- Little Pied Cormorant (879)
- Southern Forest Raven (879)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (776)
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 Montrose:
- Rosetta (1 km)
- Glenorchy (1.5 km)
- Berriedale (2.3 km)
- Chigwell (2.5 km)
- Goodwood (2.6 km)
- West Moonah (2.9 km)
- Derwent Park (2.9 km)
- Dowsing Point (2.9 km)
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Streets
- Beneve Court (8)
- Brooker Highway (3)
- Cheltenham Street (38)
- Croyden Avenue (21)
- Duncan Street (32)
- England Avenue (26)
- Fosbrook Court (30)
- Fowler Street (25)
- Galston Road (24)
- Herbert Street (41)
- Huntley Street (46)
- Islington Road (58)
- Jasanda Drive (64)
- Katoomba Crescent (18)
- Main Road (159)
- Montrose Road (202)
- Morriss Avenue (10)
- Nambour Place (17)
- Newton Court (7)
- Nielson Drive (16)
- Oakbank Avenue (18)
- Philip Avenue (75)
- Pitcairn Street (54)
- Riverway Road (68)
- Ruthwell Street (16)
- Shenstone Place (41)
- Tilyard Street (90)
- Vernon Avenue (15)
- Victor Place (2)
- Weston Place (37)
