Ringarooma TAS 7263
252 addresses · 21 streets
Bass Electorate › Dorset LGA › Ringarooma · 185 km from Hobart
Living Here
Ringarooma is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 337 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $900 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Scottsdale - Bridport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ringarooma itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 library
1 post office
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: St Helens Airport, 46.6 km 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: 68% 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 | 68.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 73.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 49.3%
Population by age in Ringarooma
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 38 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 37 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 71 |
| 65-74 | 59 |
| 75-84 | 27 |
| 85+ | 10 |
Dwelling types in Ringarooma
| House | 138 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ringarooma
| <$650 | 40 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 38 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 23 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Ringarooma
| English | 167 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 126 |
| Scottish | 56 |
| Irish | 27 |
| German | 20 |
| Other | 18 |
Housing tenure in Ringarooma
| Owned | 62 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 42 |
| Rented | 22 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Ringarooma
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 53 |
| 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Ringarooma
| Car | 64 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 34 |
Top countries of birth in Ringarooma
| England | 23 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| United States | 6 |
| Scotland | 5 |
| Ireland | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
626 bird observations recorded near Ringarooma — most often seen:
- Common Starling (40)
- Black Swan (37)
- Forest Raven (31)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (31)
- Green Rosella (30)
- House Sparrow (27)
- Eurasian Blackbird (25)
- Masked Lapwing (25)
- Swamp Harrier (25)
- Welcome Swallow (24)
- European Goldfinch (23)
- Pacific Black Duck (22)
- Laughing Kookaburra (19)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ringarooma
- Black Currawong (18)
- Cattle Egret (17)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (17)
- Superb Fairy-wren (17)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (17)
- Tasmanian Thornbill (17)
- Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle (17)
- White-faced Heron (17)
- Chestnut Teal (16)
- Grey Fantail (16)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (16)
- Flame Robin (15)
- Southern Forest Raven (15)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (14)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (13)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (13)
- Brown Falcon (12)
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
- Briseis Esplanade (2)
- Charles Street (14)
- Dead Horse Hill Road (1)
- East Maurice Road (41)
- Fairview Avenue (2)
- France Road (2)
- Frederick Street (18)
- Fry Street (9)
- Holmes Road (2)
- Lovers Lane (2)
- Main Street (44)
- Mathinna Plains Road (12)
- Mcdonald Avenue (1)
- New River Road (21)
- Pinega Road (5)
- Ringarooma Road (10)
- Robinsons Road (1)
- Rosier Road (3)
- Ruby Flats Road (39)
- Schramms Road (8)
- West Maurice Road (15)
