Parkham TAS 7304
71 addresses · 12 streets
Lyons Electorate › Meander Valley LGA › Parkham · 175 km from Hobart
Living Here
Parkham is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 111 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Deloraine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parkham itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 30.2 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 52.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 52.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 61.3% |
Demographics
Population by age in Parkham
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 13 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Parkham
| House | 46 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Parkham
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Parkham
| Australian | 44 |
|---|---|
| English | 31 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
| Aboriginal | 9 |
| Russian | 9 |
| Irish | 7 |
Housing tenure in Parkham
| Owned | 18 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Parkham
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Parkham
| Car | 35 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Parkham
| New Zealand | 5 |
|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 |
| England | 3 |
| Pakistan | 3 |
Languages used at home in Parkham
| Russian | 9 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
357 bird observations recorded near Parkham — most often seen:
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (25)
- Southern Forest Raven (21)
- Common Starling (19)
- Eurasian Blackbird (16)
- European Goldfinch (15)
- Forest Raven (15)
- Flame Robin (14)
- House Sparrow (14)
- Swamp Harrier (14)
- Grey Fantail (12)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (12)
- Brown Thornbill (11)
- Golden Whistler (11)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parkham
- Grey Shrike-thrush (11)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (11)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (11)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (11)
- Green Rosella (10)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10)
- Welcome Swallow (10)
- Blue-winged Parrot (9)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (9)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Black Currawong (8)
- Black Swan (8)
- Brown Falcon (8)
- Dusky Robin (8)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (8)
- Pallid Cuckoo (8)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parkham:
- Elizabeth Town (7.2 km)
- Weetah (7.3 km)
- Moltema (9.1 km)
- Kimberley (10.4 km)
- Reedy Marsh (10.7 km)
- Dunorlan (11.8 km)
- Merseylea (12.6 km)
- Weegena (13.9 km)
Embed this suburb
Add this free Parkham stat card to your own site — just copy the code:
Preview:
Cite this page
Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:
Keep an eye on Parkham
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- Avenue Road (11)
- Bradys Creek Road (1)
- Bradys Plain Road (15)
- Campbells Road (3)
- Coates Hill Road (2)
- Davies Road (6)
- East Parkham Road (4)
- Felmingham Road (7)
- Maloneys Road (14)
- Parkham Road (5)
- Shaws Road (1)
- Weetah Road (2)
