Ranelagh TAS 7109
766 addresses · 34 streets
Franklin Electorate › Huon Valley LGA › Ranelagh · 28 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Ranelagh is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,484 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,602 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Huonville - Franklin statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ranelagh itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
3 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
1 park
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 vet
1 library
1 post office
3 service stations
2 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 dog park
2 bakeries
1 hardware store
2 mechanics
12 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 43.1 km north-east.
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 | 68.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 66.4%
Population by age in Ranelagh
| 0-4 | 107 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 219 |
| 15-19 | 69 |
| 20-24 | 84 |
| 25-34 | 211 |
| 35-44 | 213 |
| 45-54 | 187 |
| 55-64 | 159 |
| 65-74 | 159 |
| 75-84 | 57 |
| 85+ | 14 |
Dwelling types in Ranelagh
| House | 508 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 5 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 12 |
Households by weekly income in Ranelagh
| <$650 | 77 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 152 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 197 |
| $3,000+ | 66 |
Top ancestries in Ranelagh
| Australian | 732 |
|---|---|
| English | 649 |
| Aboriginal | 155 |
| Irish | 153 |
| Scottish | 118 |
| Other | 89 |
Housing tenure in Ranelagh
| Owned | 163 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 270 |
| Rented | 72 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Ranelagh
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 134 |
| 2 | 225 |
| 3 | 99 |
| 4+ | 52 |
Commute to work in Ranelagh
| Car | 543 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 5 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 69 |
Top countries of birth in Ranelagh
| England | 54 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Japan | 5 |
| Brazil | 4 |
| France | 4 |
Languages used at home in Ranelagh
| Mandarin | 8 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 8 |
| French | 6 |
| Japanese | 6 |
| Russian | 5 |
| German | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,082 bird observations recorded near Ranelagh — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (301)
- Common Starling (300)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (281)
- Forest Raven (271)
- House Sparrow (263)
- European Goldfinch (250)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (242)
- Superb Fairy-wren (219)
- Masked Lapwing (214)
- Pacific Black Duck (203)
- Black Swan (173)
- Green Rosella (168)
- Welcome Swallow (167)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ranelagh
- Southern Masked Lapwing (162)
- Silvereye (158)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (145)
- Grey Fantail (144)
- White-faced Heron (143)
- Australian Wood Duck (123)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (122)
- Yellow Wattlebird (119)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (115)
- New Holland Honeyeater (112)
- Eurasian Coot (109)
- Grey Teal (105)
- Chestnut Teal (104)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (100)
- Southern Forest Raven (99)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (86)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (84)
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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Streets
- Agnes Street (93)
- Ayres Road (13)
- Baily Street (17)
- Bonds Road (10)
- Browns Road (10)
- Cashs Road (8)
- Charlotte Street (4)
- Cornelia Close (16)
- Daytons Drive (8)
- Dorset Hill Road (4)
- Elizabeth Street (40)
- Elizabeth Street N (1)
- Glen Road (21)
- Helen Street (61)
- Katherine Close (18)
- Kellaway Street (31)
- Larsen Court (16)
- Lollara Road (25)
- Louisa Street (51)
- Lucaston Link (3)
- Marguerite Street (60)
- Mollie Lane (2)
- Nairn Road (25)
- North Huon Road (86)
- Pettits Road (4)
- Rachel Lane (26)
- Ranelagh Street (46)
- Reservoir Road (8)
- Rookwood Road (9)
- Sonya Court (8)
- Victoria Road (19)
- Waggs Gully Road (16)
- Wilmot Road (3)
- Woods Road (4)
