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Sandy Bay TAS 7005

7,195 addresses · 162 streets

Clark Electorate › Hobart LGA › Sandy Bay · 3 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Sandy Bay is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 12,315 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,915 a week, with median rent near $418 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,315Population
39Median age
$1,915Median household income / wk
$418Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Hobart Transit Centre, 2.7 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Brook Street Pier (Franklin Wharf), 2.5 km north · Airport: Hobart Airport, 15.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 31.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sandy Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Sandy Bay TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 61.8%

Population by age in Sandy Bay
Population by age, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4413
5-141,098
15-19613
20-24947
25-342,448
35-441,346
45-541,294
55-641,350
65-741,426
75-84921
85+447
Dwelling types in Sandy Bay
Dwelling types, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House3,242
Townhouse628
Apartment807
Other43
Households by weekly income in Sandy Bay
Households by weekly income, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650631
$650-1,4991,146
$1,500-2,9991,320
$3,000+1,326
Top ancestries in Sandy Bay
Top ancestries, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English4,471
Australian3,318
Chinese1,783
Other1,422
Irish1,286
Scottish1,279
Housing tenure in Sandy Bay
Housing tenure, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,941
Mortgage998
Rented1,600
Other152
Cars per household in Sandy Bay
Cars per household, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0404
11,902
21,600
3507
4+268
Commute to work in Sandy Bay
Commute to work, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,333
Train0
Bus412
Tram/ferry0
Walked633
Bicycle101
Home732
Top countries of birth in Sandy Bay
Top countries of birth, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
China1,256
England551
India348
Nepal162
Malaysia149
New Zealand137
Languages used at home in Sandy Bay
Languages used at home, Sandy Bay TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,381
Cantonese210
Greek161
Nepali149
Arabic101
Hindi99

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

123,114 bird observations recorded near Sandy Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandy Bay

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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