Palana TAS 7255
48 addresses · 3 streets
Bass Electorate › Flinders (Tas.) LGA › Palana · 350 km from Hobart
Living Here
Palana is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 23 people, with a median age of 66. The typical household earns around $700 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Scottsdale - Bridport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Palana itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Flinders Island Airport, 37.5 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 68.5% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Population by age in Palana
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 0 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Palana
| House | 13 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Palana
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Palana
| Australian | 8 |
|---|---|
| English | 8 |
| Irish | 4 |
| German | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Palana
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Palana
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Palana
| Car | 5 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Palana
| Germany | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
673 bird observations recorded near Palana — most often seen:
- Black Currawong (37)
- Superb Fairy-wren (37)
- Green Rosella (34)
- Forest Raven (31)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (30)
- Pacific Gull (30)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (28)
- New Holland Honeyeater (26)
- Silver Gull (26)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (25)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (25)
- Australian Pelican (24)
- Caspian Tern (22)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Palana
- Masked Lapwing (22)
- Silvereye (22)
- Nankeen Kestrel (21)
- Black Swan (19)
- Crested Tern (19)
- Giinbaywarraymal (18)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (18)
- White-faced Heron (18)
- Black-faced Cormorant (17)
- Common Starling (17)
- Brown Falcon (16)
- Cape Barren Goose (16)
- Grey Fantail (16)
- East Coast Pacific Gull (15)
- Southern Forest Raven (15)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (15)
- White-fronted Chat (14)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Palana:
- Killiecrankie (9.9 km)
- Wingaroo (13.8 km)
- Leeka (16.7 km)
- Lughrata (19 km)
- Emita (26.8 km)
- Memana (28 km)
- Blue Rocks (31.8 km)
- Whitemark (39.8 km)
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Streets
- Edens Road (5)
- North East River Road (7)
- Palana Road (36)