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Roches Beach TAS 7170

98 addresses · 4 streets

Franklin Electorate › Clarence LGA › Roches Beach · 14 km from Hobart

Living Here

Roches Beach is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 220 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,333 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

220Population
48Median age
$2,333Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 15.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Roches Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Roches Beach TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 68.4%

Population by age in Roches Beach
Population by age, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1422
15-1921
20-2412
25-3417
35-4421
45-5442
55-6434
65-7435
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Roches Beach
Dwelling types, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House74
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Roches Beach
Households by weekly income, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+26
Top ancestries in Roches Beach
Top ancestries, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English123
Australian69
Irish30
Scottish26
German14
Other13
Housing tenure in Roches Beach
Housing tenure, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage33
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Roches Beach
Cars per household, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
229
317
4+20
Commute to work in Roches Beach
Commute to work, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car77
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Roches Beach
Top countries of birth, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Germany5
India3
United States3
Languages used at home in Roches Beach
Languages used at home, Roches Beach TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish8
Italian4
Punjabi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,153 bird observations recorded near Roches Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Roches Beach

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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