South Springfield TAS 7260
20 addresses · 3 streets
Bass Electorate › Dorset LGA › South Springfield · 182 km from Hobart
Living Here
South Springfield is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 30 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $185 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Scottsdale - Bridport statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: South Springfield itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 40.7 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 83.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 83.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 88.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 76.2%
Population by age in South Springfield
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in South Springfield
| House | 11 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in South Springfield
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in South Springfield
| Australian | 15 |
|---|---|
| English | 5 |
| German | 5 |
| Other | 5 |
| Irish | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 3 |
Housing tenure in South Springfield
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in South Springfield
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in South Springfield
| Car | 10 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in South Springfield
| Pakistan | 5 |
|---|
Languages used at home in South Springfield
| Urdu | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
473 bird observations recorded near South Springfield — most often seen:
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (33)
- Southern Tasmanian Thornbill (30)
- Eurasian Blackbird (29)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (28)
- Southern Forest Raven (27)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (24)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (21)
- Forest Raven (20)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (19)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (17)
- Tasmanian Silvereye (17)
- Tasmanian Thornbill (14)
- Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle (14)
Show all 30 birds recorded near South Springfield
- Tasmanian Scarlet Robin (13)
- Tasmanian Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (13)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (12)
- New Zealand Fantail (12)
- Superb Fairy-wren (12)
- Green Rosella (11)
- Spotless Crake (11)
- Tasmanian Golden Whistler (11)
- Tasmanian Pink Robin (11)
- Silvereye (10)
- Tasmanian Lewin's Rail (10)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (10)
- Australian Shelduck (9)
- Clinking Currawong (9)
- Eastern Crescent Honeyeater (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Tasmanian Eastern Spinebill (8)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to South Springfield:
- Springfield (3.5 km)
- Cuckoo (7.3 km)
- West Scottsdale (8.3 km)
- Tonganah (10 km)
- Scottsdale (10.2 km)
- Tayene (10.6 km)
- Lietinna (11.2 km)
- Myrtle Bank (12.8 km)
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Streets
- East Diddleum Road (1)
- Headquarters Road (5)
- South Springfield Road (14)
