Pipers River TAS 7252
218 addresses · 24 streets
Bass Electorate › George Town LGA › Pipers River · 195 km from Hobart
Living Here
Pipers River is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 433 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,508 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, 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 River 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: 45.5% 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 | 45.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 65.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 60.5%
Population by age in Pipers River
| 0-4 | 34 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 57 |
| 15-19 | 29 |
| 20-24 | 14 |
| 25-34 | 50 |
| 35-44 | 43 |
| 45-54 | 69 |
| 55-64 | 68 |
| 65-74 | 50 |
| 75-84 | 21 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Pipers River
| House | 154 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Pipers River
| <$650 | 30 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 46 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 58 |
| $3,000+ | 16 |
Top ancestries in Pipers River
| Australian | 206 |
|---|---|
| English | 196 |
| Irish | 47 |
| Scottish | 40 |
| German | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
Housing tenure in Pipers River
| Owned | 61 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 65 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 14 |
Cars per household in Pipers River
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 56 |
| 3 | 37 |
| 4+ | 35 |
Commute to work in Pipers River
| Car | 144 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 29 |
Top countries of birth in Pipers River
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
Languages used at home in Pipers River
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,400 bird observations recorded near Pipers River — most often seen:
- Southern Forest Raven (218)
- Common Starling (207)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (202)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (195)
- Eurasian Blackbird (187)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (186)
- House Sparrow (184)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (177)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (156)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (143)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (134)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (119)
- Tasmanian Brown Thornbill (93)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Pipers River
- White-faced Heron (93)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (91)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (91)
- Australian Shelduck (85)
- Australian Wood Duck (82)
- Banded Lapwing (80)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (79)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (78)
- Eurasian Skylark (73)
- Tasmanian Grey Butcherbird (63)
- Brown Falcon (60)
- European Goldfinch (57)
- Tasmanian Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (57)
- Flame Robin (56)
- Pacific Black Duck (56)
- Clinking Currawong (49)
- Tasmanian Yellow-rumped Thornbill (49)
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 River:
- Retreat (8 km)
- Lower Turners Marsh (8.6 km)
- Lefroy (8.8 km)
- Mount Direction (10.4 km)
- Bangor (10.5 km)
- Tunnel (10.9 km)
- Pipers Brook (11 km)
- Long Reach (12.2 km)
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Streets
- Andersons Road (1)
- Back Creek Road (15)
- Baxters Road (6)
- Breens Road (2)
- Bridport Road (25)
- Colgraves Road (12)
- Den Road (8)
- Hursts Road (7)
- Industry Road (15)
- Lees Road (1)
- Lewis Road (10)
- Parrys Road (1)
- Pipers River Road (33)
- Praciaks Road (3)
- Red Road (1)
- Ringsgwandls Road (2)
- School Road (11)
- Security Road (2)
- Smiths Gully Road (2)
- Snares Road (5)
- Terrys Road (2)
- The Glen Road (39)
- Troopers Track (8)
- Weymouth Road (7)
