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South Arm TAS 7022

631 addresses · 19 streets

Franklin Electorate › Clarence LGA › South Arm · 18 km from Hobart

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Living Here

South Arm is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 963 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,383 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

963Population
48Median age
$1,383Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 22.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 17% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Arm

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

Tree cover measures, South Arm TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202139.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 56.8%

Population by age in South Arm
Population by age, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-446
5-14101
15-1951
20-2433
25-3489
35-44119
45-54130
55-64159
65-74156
75-8461
85+22
Dwelling types in South Arm
Dwelling types, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House387
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in South Arm
Households by weekly income, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65057
$650-1,499135
$1,500-2,999113
$3,000+39
Top ancestries in South Arm
Top ancestries, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English460
Australian403
Irish136
Scottish123
Ancestry NS54
Other50
Housing tenure in South Arm
Housing tenure, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned172
Mortgage158
Rented52
Other4
Cars per household in South Arm
Cars per household, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
1119
2153
360
4+44
Commute to work in South Arm
Commute to work, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car312
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home53
Top countries of birth in South Arm
Top countries of birth, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England40
Canada8
United States8
New Zealand7
Scotland6
Philippines5
Languages used at home in South Arm
Languages used at home, South Arm TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog7
Spanish6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,778 bird observations recorded near South Arm — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Arm

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.