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Port Sorell TAS 7307

1,390 addresses · 56 streets

Braddon Electorate › Latrobe (Tas.) LGA › Port Sorell · 201 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Port Sorell is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 2,221 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,300 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,221Population
52Median age
$1,300Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Sorell statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Sorell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 9.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 30.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Sorell

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Port Sorell TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 53.9%

Population by age in Port Sorell
Population by age, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4118
5-14219
15-1996
20-2484
25-34188
35-44203
45-54311
55-64395
65-74395
75-84187
85+29
Dwelling types in Port Sorell
Dwelling types, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House799
Townhouse41
Apartment20
Other25
Households by weekly income in Port Sorell
Households by weekly income, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650164
$650-1,499308
$1,500-2,999243
$3,000+98
Top ancestries in Port Sorell
Top ancestries, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English1,035
Australian1,005
Scottish200
Irish198
Ancestry NS104
Aboriginal95
Housing tenure in Port Sorell
Housing tenure, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned405
Mortgage289
Rented177
Other6
Cars per household in Port Sorell
Cars per household, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
021
1238
2364
3159
4+88
Commute to work in Port Sorell
Commute to work, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car771
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home64
Top countries of birth in Port Sorell
Top countries of birth, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England105
New Zealand29
Netherlands19
Scotland15
India12
Poland8
Languages used at home in Port Sorell
Languages used at home, Port Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
German13
Polish8
Sinhalese5
Russian4
Cantonese3
Mandarin3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,175 bird observations recorded near Port Sorell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Sorell

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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