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Opossum Bay TAS 7023

410 addresses · 13 streets

Franklin Electorate › Clarence LGA › Opossum Bay · 14 km from Hobart

Living Here

Opossum Bay is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 383 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,302 a week, with median rent near $418 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 16% 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.

383Population
56Median age
$1,302Median household income / wk
$418Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the South Arm statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Opossum Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 19.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Opossum Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Opossum Bay TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 56.2%

Population by age in Opossum Bay
Population by age, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1436
15-1915
20-2410
25-3427
35-4439
45-5450
55-6484
65-7482
75-8431
85+7
Dwelling types in Opossum Bay
Dwelling types, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House163
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Opossum Bay
Households by weekly income, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49947
$1,500-2,99946
$3,000+24
Top ancestries in Opossum Bay
Top ancestries, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English222
Australian145
Irish56
Scottish32
German21
Other20
Housing tenure in Opossum Bay
Housing tenure, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned71
Mortgage62
Rented26
Other5
Cars per household in Opossum Bay
Cars per household, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
157
264
331
4+13
Commute to work in Opossum Bay
Commute to work, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car123
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Opossum Bay
Top countries of birth, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England31
Wales5
Germany4
Languages used at home in Opossum Bay
Languages used at home, Opossum Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Korean3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,247 bird observations recorded near Opossum Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Opossum Bay

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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