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Oakdowns TAS 7019

1,075 addresses · 34 streets

Franklin Electorate › Clarence LGA › Oakdowns · 11 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Oakdowns is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,897 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,778 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,897Population
33Median age
$1,778Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Bellerive Ferry Terminal, 7.9 km north-west · Airport: Hobart Airport, 8.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 3.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oakdowns

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

Tree cover measures, Oakdowns TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 72.6%

Population by age in Oakdowns
Population by age, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4154
5-14259
15-1982
20-24108
25-34421
35-44272
45-54192
55-64162
65-74139
75-8482
85+22
Dwelling types in Oakdowns
Dwelling types, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House739
Townhouse17
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Oakdowns
Households by weekly income, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65089
$650-1,499200
$1,500-2,999334
$3,000+100
Top ancestries in Oakdowns
Top ancestries, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian890
English884
Irish180
Scottish149
Other126
Ancestry NS78
Housing tenure in Oakdowns
Housing tenure, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned163
Mortgage384
Rented207
Other4
Cars per household in Oakdowns
Cars per household, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
012
1293
2332
384
4+36
Commute to work in Oakdowns
Commute to work, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car781
Train0
Bus31
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home68
Top countries of birth in Oakdowns
Top countries of birth, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England42
China18
New Zealand14
Philippines14
South Africa13
India12
Languages used at home in Oakdowns
Languages used at home, Oakdowns TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin23
Greek10
Tagalog10
Hindi9
Sinhalese8
Italian7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,653 bird observations recorded near Oakdowns — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oakdowns

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.