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Sassafras TAS 7307

172 addresses · 28 streets

Braddon Electorate › Latrobe (Tas.) LGA › Sassafras · 190 km from Hobart

Living Here

Sassafras is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 352 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,411 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% 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 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

352Population
46Median age
$1,411Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 14 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 62% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 0.9% · Labour-force participation 69%

Population by age in Sassafras
Population by age, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1438
15-1929
20-2412
25-3428
35-4435
45-5476
55-6446
65-7438
75-8432
85+8
Dwelling types in Sassafras
Dwelling types, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House119
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Sassafras
Households by weekly income, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49947
$1,500-2,99925
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Sassafras
Top ancestries, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English206
Australian154
Scottish34
Ancestry NS16
Irish15
Aboriginal11
Housing tenure in Sassafras
Housing tenure, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned62
Mortgage31
Rented20
Other5
Cars per household in Sassafras
Cars per household, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
240
328
4+32
Commute to work in Sassafras
Commute to work, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car130
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked15
Bicycle0
Home41
Top countries of birth in Sassafras
Top countries of birth, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England5
South Africa4
Languages used at home in Sassafras
Languages used at home, Sassafras TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans4

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1,616 bird observations recorded near Sassafras — most often seen:

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