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Ross TAS 7209

368 addresses · 28 streets

Lyons Electorate › Northern Midlands LGA › Ross · 95 km from Hobart

Living Here

Ross is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 410 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $915 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

410Population
56Median age
$915Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 59.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 20.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ross

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

Tree cover measures, Ross TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 49.5%

Population by age in Ross
Population by age, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1433
15-1912
20-2417
25-3425
35-4428
45-5462
55-6477
65-7496
75-8441
85+14
Dwelling types in Ross
Dwelling types, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House181
Townhouse4
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ross
Households by weekly income, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65049
$650-1,49978
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+14
Top ancestries in Ross
Top ancestries, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English207
Australian185
Scottish48
Irish35
Ancestry NS29
German13
Housing tenure in Ross
Housing tenure, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned96
Mortgage32
Rented36
Other16
Cars per household in Ross
Cars per household, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
010
166
258
327
4+26
Commute to work in Ross
Commute to work, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car108
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home29
Top countries of birth in Ross
Top countries of birth, Ross TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England35
United States6
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,590 bird observations recorded near Ross — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ross

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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