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Rokeby TAS 7019

3,137 addresses · 112 streets

Franklin Electorate › Clarence LGA › Rokeby · 9 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Rokeby is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,211 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,279 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,211Population
32Median age
$1,279Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Hobart Transit Centre, 9.2 km west · Ferry wharf: Bellerive Ferry Terminal, 6.1 km west · Airport: Hobart Airport, 9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 11.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rokeby

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

Tree cover measures, Rokeby TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.1% · Labour-force participation 61.1%

Population by age in Rokeby
Population by age, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4312
5-14558
15-19241
20-24285
25-34910
35-44587
45-54412
55-64373
65-74363
75-84129
85+33
Dwelling types in Rokeby
Dwelling types, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,526
Townhouse88
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rokeby
Households by weekly income, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650310
$650-1,499579
$1,500-2,999493
$3,000+138
Top ancestries in Rokeby
Top ancestries, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English1,789
Australian1,735
Other376
Irish370
Scottish299
Aboriginal275
Housing tenure in Rokeby
Housing tenure, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned324
Mortgage648
Rented614
Other13
Cars per household in Rokeby
Cars per household, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0129
1633
2575
3173
4+83
Commute to work in Rokeby
Commute to work, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,346
Train0
Bus94
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle12
Home90
Top countries of birth in Rokeby
Top countries of birth, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
India89
Nepal89
England59
China49
Hong Kong24
New Zealand23
Languages used at home in Rokeby
Languages used at home, Rokeby TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali125
Mandarin62
Punjabi51
Cantonese27
Hindi19
Gujarati18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,922 bird observations recorded near Rokeby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rokeby

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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