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Shearwater TAS 7307

1,456 addresses · 40 streets

Braddon Electorate › Latrobe (Tas.) LGA › Shearwater · 203 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Shearwater is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 2,051 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $1,104 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,051Population
58Median age
$1,104Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 9.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 34.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 44.7%

Population by age in Shearwater
Population by age, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-487
5-14186
15-1981
20-2464
25-34160
35-44157
45-54208
55-64291
65-74431
75-84275
85+104
Dwelling types in Shearwater
Dwelling types, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House784
Townhouse70
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Shearwater
Households by weekly income, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650189
$650-1,499309
$1,500-2,999195
$3,000+94
Top ancestries in Shearwater
Top ancestries, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English993
Australian891
Scottish215
Irish193
Other90
Ancestry NS87
Housing tenure in Shearwater
Housing tenure, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned448
Mortgage206
Rented184
Other6
Cars per household in Shearwater
Cars per household, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
013
1361
2340
387
4+37
Commute to work in Shearwater
Commute to work, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car564
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home53
Top countries of birth in Shearwater
Top countries of birth, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England120
New Zealand36
Scotland16
Netherlands12
South Africa11
Germany9
Languages used at home in Shearwater
Languages used at home, Shearwater TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans10
German7
Mandarin6
Spanish6
Sinhalese3
Russian3

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