Pipers Brook TAS 7254
68 addresses · 9 streets
Bass Electorate › George Town LGA › Pipers Brook · 201 km from Hobart
Living Here
Pipers Brook is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 109 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,708 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the George Town statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pipers Brook itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 54.7% 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 | 54.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 77.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 55.7%
Population by age in Pipers Brook
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 19 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Pipers Brook
| House | 42 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pipers Brook
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Pipers Brook
| English | 50 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 46 |
| Irish | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Filipino | 3 |
Housing tenure in Pipers Brook
| Owned | 21 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Pipers Brook
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Pipers Brook
| Car | 26 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Pipers Brook
| England | 3 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
218 bird observations recorded near Pipers Brook — most often seen:
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (14)
- Southern Forest Raven (12)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (12)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (11)
- Brown Falcon (10)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (10)
- Common Starling (9)
- Grey Goshawk (9)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (9)
- Eurasian Blackbird (8)
- Green Rosella (8)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (8)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (8)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pipers Brook
- Chestnut Teal (6)
- European Goldfinch (6)
- Pacific Black Duck (6)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (6)
- White-faced Heron (6)
- Australian Wood Duck (5)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5)
- Flame Robin (5)
- Grey Fantail (5)
- House Sparrow (5)
- Superb Fairy-wren (5)
- Tasmanian Golden Whistler (5)
- Tasmanian Grey Butcherbird (5)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (5)
- Welcome Swallow (5)
- Australasian Grebe (4)
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 Pipers Brook:
- Bellingham (7.3 km)
- Weymouth (8.1 km)
- Retreat (9.3 km)
- Lebrina (10.6 km)
- Pipers River (11 km)
- Lulworth (12.6 km)
- Wyena (12.7 km)
- Tunnel (12.9 km)
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Streets
- Bellingham Road (3)
- Bridport Road (15)
- Hall Road (3)
- Hills Road (5)
- Mackenzies Road (1)
- Pipers Brook Road (30)
- Saltwood Road (6)
- Shiptons Road (3)
- Venn Road (2)
