Paloona TAS 7310
48 addresses · 6 streets
Braddon Electorate › Devonport LGA › Paloona · 200 km from Hobart
Living Here
Paloona is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 84 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,583 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Dutch. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Turners Beach - Forth statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Paloona itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 16.8 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 51.5% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 62.3%
Population by age in Paloona
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 8 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 10 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Paloona
| House | 27 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Paloona
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Paloona
| Australian | 42 |
|---|---|
| English | 34 |
| Dutch | 11 |
| Chinese | 6 |
| German | 6 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
Housing tenure in Paloona
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 11 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Paloona
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Paloona
| Car | 25 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Paloona
| Netherlands | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
13,594 bird observations recorded near Paloona — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Native-hen (896)
- Eurasian Blackbird (740)
- Black Swan (734)
- Eurasian Coot (689)
- Superb Fairy-wren (662)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (652)
- Pacific Black Duck (552)
- Green Rosella (551)
- Forest Raven (540)
- House Sparrow (487)
- Grey Fantail (484)
- Chestnut Teal (483)
- European Goldfinch (456)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Paloona
- Welcome Swallow (444)
- Laughing Kookaburra (423)
- Common Starling (416)
- Australian Shelduck (382)
- Silvereye (382)
- New Holland Honeyeater (359)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (339)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (329)
- Little Wattlebird (321)
- Masked Lapwing (311)
- Brown Thornbill (310)
- White-faced Heron (307)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (290)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (271)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (269)
- Grey Butcherbird (261)
- Australian Magpie (254)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Paloona:
- Melrose (2.5 km)
- Lower Barrington (3.7 km)
- Kindred (4.1 km)
- Forthside (5 km)
- Eugenana (5.1 km)
- Acacia Hills (5.3 km)
- Aberdeen (5.5 km)
- South Spreyton (6.8 km)
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Streets
- Ahernes Road (7)
- Logg Creek Road (4)
- Lower Barrington Road (9)
- Paloona Dam Road (4)
- Paloona Reservoir Road (3)
- Paloona Road (21)
