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Strahan TAS 7468

752 addresses · 46 streets

Braddon Electorate › West Coast LGA › Strahan · 183 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Strahan is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 697 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,347 a week, with median rent near $195 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

697Population
40Median age
$1,347Median household income / wk
$195Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the West Coast (Tas.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Strahan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Strahan Airport, 2.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 79.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Strahan

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

Tree cover measures, Strahan TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202079.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 63.7%

Population by age in Strahan
Population by age, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-1477
15-1920
20-2431
25-34133
35-4488
45-5484
55-64105
65-7458
75-8444
85+21
Dwelling types in Strahan
Dwelling types, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House276
Townhouse3
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Strahan
Households by weekly income, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65068
$650-1,49976
$1,500-2,99991
$3,000+30
Top ancestries in Strahan
Top ancestries, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English275
Australian268
Irish86
Ancestry NS71
Scottish66
Aboriginal52
Housing tenure in Strahan
Housing tenure, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned102
Mortgage84
Rented87
Other9
Cars per household in Strahan
Cars per household, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
015
1104
2104
344
4+16
Commute to work in Strahan
Commute to work, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car233
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle4
Home26
Top countries of birth in Strahan
Top countries of birth, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England18
Nepal13
Sri Lanka8
New Zealand7
South Africa6
Canada5
Languages used at home in Strahan
Languages used at home, Strahan TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali13
Sinhalese12
Hindi4
Punjabi4
Mandarin3
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,969 bird observations recorded near Strahan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Strahan

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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