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Old Beach TAS 7017

2,403 addresses · 83 streets

Lyons Electorate › Brighton LGA › Old Beach · 13 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Old Beach is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,394 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,865 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,394Population
40Median age
$1,865Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Old Beach - Otago statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Old Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Metro Springfield, 8 km south · Airport: Hobart Airport, 19.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 26.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Old Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Old Beach TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 68.4%

Population by age in Old Beach
Population by age, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4266
5-14563
15-19199
20-24240
25-34583
35-44617
45-54558
55-64563
65-74488
75-84242
85+71
Dwelling types in Old Beach
Dwelling types, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,465
Townhouse19
Apartment135
Other0
Households by weekly income in Old Beach
Households by weekly income, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650164
$650-1,499470
$1,500-2,999609
$3,000+299
Top ancestries in Old Beach
Top ancestries, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English2,054
Australian1,984
Irish430
Scottish352
Other276
Aboriginal185
Housing tenure in Old Beach
Housing tenure, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned575
Mortgage843
Rented192
Other21
Cars per household in Old Beach
Cars per household, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
011
1437
2666
3297
4+207
Commute to work in Old Beach
Commute to work, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,802
Train0
Bus41
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home143
Top countries of birth in Old Beach
Top countries of birth, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England122
New Zealand31
India23
Philippines21
South Africa19
Sri Lanka17
Languages used at home in Old Beach
Languages used at home, Old Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin26
Greek15
Vietnamese15
Nepali14
Italian13
Punjabi12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

63,140 bird observations recorded near Old Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Old Beach

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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