Parklands TAS 7320
528 addresses · 21 streets
Braddon Electorate › Burnie LGA › Parklands · 236 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Parklands is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 865 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,433 a week, with median rent near $273 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Parklands - Camdale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parklands itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 supermarkets
2 Catholic churches
1 physiotherapist
4 optometrists
4 childcare & kindergartens
2 libraries
2 post offices
5 service stations
1 golf club
1 playground
1 dog park
1 butcher
3 hardware stores
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Bus interchange: Burnie City Interchange, 1.1 km south-east · Airport: Burnie Wynyard Airport, 14.5 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 32.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 62.3%
Population by age in Parklands
| 0-4 | 47 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 100 |
| 15-19 | 50 |
| 20-24 | 71 |
| 25-34 | 92 |
| 35-44 | 123 |
| 45-54 | 101 |
| 55-64 | 139 |
| 65-74 | 81 |
| 75-84 | 43 |
| 85+ | 26 |
Dwelling types in Parklands
| House | 347 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 36 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Parklands
| <$650 | 82 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 96 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 112 |
| $3,000+ | 56 |
Top ancestries in Parklands
| English | 384 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 343 |
| Scottish | 100 |
| Irish | 91 |
| Other | 66 |
| Aboriginal | 59 |
Housing tenure in Parklands
| Owned | 138 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 126 |
| Rented | 110 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Parklands
| 0 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 184 |
| 2 | 123 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Parklands
| Car | 325 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 14 |
| Bicycle | 7 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Parklands
| England | 26 |
|---|---|
| India | 13 |
| South Africa | 8 |
| Ireland | 7 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 |
Languages used at home in Parklands
| Hindi | 5 |
|---|---|
| Malayalam | 5 |
| Portuguese | 5 |
| Spanish | 5 |
| Afrikaans | 4 |
| Arabic | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
30,041 bird observations recorded near Parklands — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,185)
- Common Starling (1,971)
- Silver Gull (1,842)
- Little Wattlebird (1,682)
- Masked Lapwing (1,563)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,558)
- House Sparrow (1,546)
- European Goldfinch (1,267)
- Grey Fantail (1,254)
- Forest Raven (1,236)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (1,215)
- Brown Thornbill (1,073)
- New Holland Honeyeater (906)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parklands
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (854)
- Welcome Swallow (832)
- Silvereye (761)
- Eastern Spinebill (727)
- Pacific Black Duck (671)
- Galah (668)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (619)
- Pacific Gull (615)
- Yellow Wattlebird (611)
- Green Rosella (608)
- Laughing Kookaburra (596)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (590)
- Australian Magpie (548)
- White-faced Heron (547)
- Grey Butcherbird (509)
- Australian Wood Duck (508)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (479)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parklands:
- Burnie (1 km)
- Montello (1.1 km)
- Park Grove (1.1 km)
- Cooee (1.7 km)
- Hillcrest (1.8 km)
- South Burnie (2.1 km)
- Acton (2.5 km)
- Upper Burnie (2.8 km)
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Streets
- Avon Street (39)
- Bass Highway (130)
- Bay Street (45)
- Button Avenue (11)
- Buttons Avenue (11)
- Crown Street (10)
- Hilder Street (8)
- Malunna Crescent (32)
- Maydena Place (19)
- Mollison Street (7)
- Noel Street (8)
- Oldaker Street (6)
- Paraka Street (53)
- Park Street (4)
- Seaview Avenue (35)
- Tolunah Street (15)
- Toorak Court (16)
- Villiers Street (27)
- West Park Grove (35)
- Wood Street (6)
- York Street (11)
