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Sorell TAS 7172

2,752 addresses · 90 streets

Lyons Electorate › Sorell LGA › Sorell · 22 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Sorell is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 3,597 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,317 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,597Population
41Median age
$1,317Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 7.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 7.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sorell

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

Tree cover measures, Sorell TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 55.8%

Population by age in Sorell
Population by age, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4223
5-14411
15-19177
20-24172
25-34522
35-44409
45-54375
55-64427
65-74425
75-84309
85+142
Dwelling types in Sorell
Dwelling types, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,387
Townhouse44
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sorell
Households by weekly income, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650268
$650-1,499501
$1,500-2,999427
$3,000+141
Top ancestries in Sorell
Top ancestries, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English1,678
Australian1,558
Irish363
Scottish292
Other229
Ancestry NS198
Housing tenure in Sorell
Housing tenure, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned497
Mortgage512
Rented382
Other16
Cars per household in Sorell
Cars per household, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
071
1520
2513
3195
4+115
Commute to work in Sorell
Commute to work, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,157
Train0
Bus24
Tram/ferry0
Walked46
Bicycle0
Home102
Top countries of birth in Sorell
Top countries of birth, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England108
New Zealand33
India28
South Africa21
Germany15
Pakistan15
Languages used at home in Sorell
Languages used at home, Sorell TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi22
Afrikaans18
Nepali17
Urdu16
Bengali13
Indonesian11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

47,291 bird observations recorded near Sorell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sorell

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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