St Leonards TAS 7250
1,434 addresses · 46 streets
Bass Electorate › Launceston LGA › St Leonards · 159 km from Hobart
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Living Here
St Leonards is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 2,351 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,572 a week, with median rent near $290 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Waverley - St Leonards statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: St Leonards itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
3 supermarkets
1 beach
1 Catholic church
1 medical clinic
2 libraries
3 service stations
2 hardware stores
1 mechanic
1 electrician
Getting around. Bus interchange: Launceston Regional Transit Centre, 5.7 km west · Ferry wharf: Cataract Cruises, 6.2 km west · Airport: Launceston Airport, 10.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 35.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 65.5%
Population by age in St Leonards
| 0-4 | 135 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 347 |
| 15-19 | 131 |
| 20-24 | 133 |
| 25-34 | 312 |
| 35-44 | 348 |
| 45-54 | 282 |
| 55-64 | 271 |
| 65-74 | 219 |
| 75-84 | 102 |
| 85+ | 69 |
Dwelling types in St Leonards
| House | 802 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 21 |
| Apartment | 26 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in St Leonards
| <$650 | 135 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 266 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 290 |
| $3,000+ | 137 |
Top ancestries in St Leonards
| English | 1,100 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,077 |
| Scottish | 251 |
| Irish | 211 |
| Other | 132 |
| Ancestry NS | 101 |
Housing tenure in St Leonards
| Owned | 275 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 391 |
| Rented | 187 |
| Other | 12 |
Cars per household in St Leonards
| 0 | 33 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 228 |
| 2 | 328 |
| 3 | 151 |
| 4+ | 114 |
Commute to work in St Leonards
| Car | 941 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 8 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 20 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 63 |
Top countries of birth in St Leonards
| England | 48 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 18 |
| India | 14 |
| Philippines | 12 |
| Afghanistan | 11 |
| Germany | 11 |
Languages used at home in St Leonards
| Malayalam | 10 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 9 |
| Thai | 7 |
| Hindi | 6 |
| Croatian | 5 |
| German | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
37,470 bird observations recorded near St Leonards — most often seen:
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,608)
- Common Starling (2,039)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,695)
- Eurasian Coot (1,650)
- Masked Lapwing (1,642)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (1,615)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,606)
- Forest Raven (1,539)
- Brown Thornbill (1,418)
- Grey Fantail (1,355)
- House Sparrow (1,320)
- Little Wattlebird (1,308)
- European Goldfinch (1,235)
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- Black Swan (1,167)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,144)
- Great Cormorant (1,112)
- Chestnut Teal (1,103)
- Australian Magpie (1,069)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,062)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,049)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,035)
- Silvereye (954)
- Welcome Swallow (947)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (940)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (938)
- Yellow Wattlebird (885)
- Green Rosella (812)
- Royal Spoonbill (759)
- Laughing Kookaburra (747)
- Hardhead (717)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to St Leonards:
- Norwood (2.1 km)
- Waverley (2.2 km)
- Punchbowl (3.2 km)
- Newstead (3.4 km)
- Kings Meadows (4 km)
- Youngtown (4.3 km)
- South Launceston (4.4 km)
- East Launceston (4.4 km)
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Streets
- Abels Hill Road (116)
- Ashfield Court (14)
- Audrey Avenue (25)
- Bellwether Street (1)
- Benvenue Road (101)
- Binalong Avenue (22)
- Blessington Road (27)
- Board Mill Drive (11)
- Celery Top Drive (19)
- Clovis Court (17)
- Coopworth Street (2)
- Darleymore Lane (3)
- Encee Drive (36)
- Escarpment Drive (18)
- Fountaindale Street (2)
- Glen Esk Lane (11)
- Goulburn Street (43)
- Harden Court (5)
- Hillary Street (37)
- Himalaya Court (17)
- Hoblers Bridge Road (2)
- Johnston Road (13)
- Kertch Road (40)
- Killafaddy Road (28)
- Kiln Court (7)
- Kings Lane (5)
- Laimar Street (6)
- Lewis Street (21)
- Magpie Crescent (7)
- Mercer Street (7)
- Mestre Court (26)
- Norah Street (8)
- Norfolk Street (12)
- Pinsley Drive (18)
- Regent Street (19)
- Regnans Close (14)
- Sherpa Court (10)
- St Leonards Road (427)
- Station Road (73)
- Tasman Highway (25)
- Tender Way (26)
- Tenzing Drive (35)
- Towers Drive (23)
- Village Court (10)
- Whisky Road (9)
- White Gum Rise (36)
