Thirlstane TAS 7307
48 addresses · 7 streets
Braddon Electorate › Latrobe (Tas.) LGA › Thirlstane · 198 km from Hobart
Living Here
Thirlstane is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 108 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Port Sorell statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Thirlstane itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 optometrist
1 hospital
2 golf clubs
1 hardware store
Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 9.6 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 63.2%
Population by age in Thirlstane
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 17 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Thirlstane
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Thirlstane
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Thirlstane
| English | 53 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 30 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| Irish | 18 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| Aboriginal | 5 |
Housing tenure in Thirlstane
| Owned | 24 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Thirlstane
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Thirlstane
| Car | 37 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Thirlstane
| England | 10 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 |
Languages used at home in Thirlstane
| Afrikaans | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,120 bird observations recorded near Thirlstane — most often seen:
- Common Starling (175)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (149)
- Forest Raven (148)
- Masked Lapwing (146)
- Eurasian Blackbird (145)
- Silver Gull (131)
- Little Wattlebird (127)
- White-faced Heron (122)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (121)
- Superb Fairy-wren (112)
- Welcome Swallow (110)
- Black Swan (107)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (106)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Thirlstane
- Little Pied Cormorant (103)
- Pacific Black Duck (103)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (102)
- Grey Fantail (100)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (100)
- House Sparrow (99)
- Chestnut Teal (90)
- Grey Butcherbird (86)
- Pacific Gull (85)
- Eurasian Skylark (74)
- European Goldfinch (73)
- Australian Magpie (72)
- Brown Thornbill (68)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (68)
- Australian Shelduck (66)
- Brown Falcon (66)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (66)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Thirlstane:
- Squeaking Point (2.7 km)
- Northdown (3.5 km)
- Port Sorell (4 km)
- Harford (4.6 km)
- Moriarty (4.8 km)
- Shearwater (5.2 km)
- Hawley Beach (6.4 km)
- Bakers Beach (6.7 km)
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Streets
- Annies Lane (2)
- Appleby Road (14)
- Frankford Road (10)
- Ibbotts Road (1)
- Parsons Road (2)
- Squeaking Point Road (9)
- Woodbury Lane (10)