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Prospect Vale TAS 7250

3,383 addresses · 103 streets

Lyons Electorate › Meander Valley LGA › Prospect Vale · 157 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Prospect Vale is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 5,433 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,268 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,433Population
48Median age
$1,268Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Prospect Vale - Blackstone statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Prospect Vale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Tram stop: Basin Grounds, 3.8 km north · Bus interchange: Launceston Regional Transit Centre, 5.3 km north · Ferry wharf: Cataract Cruises, 5 km north · Airport: Launceston Airport, 10.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 25.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Prospect Vale

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

Tree cover measures, Prospect Vale TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 57.3%

Population by age in Prospect Vale
Population by age, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4227
5-14564
15-19268
20-24279
25-34598
35-44582
45-54683
55-64725
65-74727
75-84554
85+207
Dwelling types in Prospect Vale
Dwelling types, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,868
Townhouse147
Apartment325
Other0
Households by weekly income in Prospect Vale
Households by weekly income, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650514
$650-1,499777
$1,500-2,999643
$3,000+293
Top ancestries in Prospect Vale
Top ancestries, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English2,470
Australian2,374
Irish554
Scottish522
Other284
Ancestry NS220
Housing tenure in Prospect Vale
Housing tenure, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned957
Mortgage732
Rented609
Other21
Cars per household in Prospect Vale
Cars per household, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0142
1927
2857
3252
4+142
Commute to work in Prospect Vale
Commute to work, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,023
Train0
Bus30
Tram/ferry0
Walked34
Bicycle0
Home125
Top countries of birth in Prospect Vale
Top countries of birth, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England166
India36
Philippines33
New Zealand32
Netherlands28
China26
Languages used at home in Prospect Vale
Languages used at home, Prospect Vale TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin38
Nepali31
Italian24
Malayalam21
Tagalog18
Sinhalese15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,707 bird observations recorded near Prospect Vale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Prospect Vale

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.