Spalford TAS 7315
29 addresses · 4 streets
Braddon Electorate › Central Coast (Tas.) LGA › Spalford · 206 km from Hobart
Living Here
Spalford is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 55 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,374 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Burnie - Ulverstone Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Spalford itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 Catholic church
Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 21.7 km east.
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: 3.7% 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 | 3.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.9% |
Demographics
Population by age in Spalford
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 6 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Spalford
| House | 20 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Spalford
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Spalford
| Australian | 28 |
|---|---|
| English | 23 |
| Irish | 11 |
| German | 3 |
| Scottish | 3 |
| Ancestry NS | 3 |
Housing tenure in Spalford
| Owned | 10 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Spalford
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Spalford
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Spalford
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,389 bird observations recorded near Spalford — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (115)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (97)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (88)
- European Goldfinch (69)
- Common Starling (62)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (61)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (57)
- Swamp Harrier (56)
- Birds (53)
- House Sparrow (53)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (50)
- Southern Forest Raven (50)
- Forest Raven (47)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Spalford
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (47)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (43)
- Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle (39)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (36)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (35)
- Pacific Black Duck (34)
- European Greenfinch (31)
- Brown Falcon (29)
- Superb Fairy-wren (29)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (28)
- Black Swan (27)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (27)
- Tasmanian Golden Whistler (27)
- Tasmanian Silvereye (26)
- Masked Lapwing (25)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- Tasmanian Grey Butcherbird (24)
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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Streets
- Castra Road (13)
- Clerke Plains Road (9)
- Hays Road (3)
- Porters Road (4)
