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Tinderbox TAS 7054

202 addresses · 4 streets

Franklin Electorate › Kingborough LGA › Tinderbox · 18 km from Hobart

Living Here

Tinderbox is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 392 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $2,303 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 97% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

392Population
52Median age
$2,303Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tinderbox itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 27.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 59% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tinderbox

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

Tree cover measures, Tinderbox TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202059.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202175.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 62.9%

Population by age in Tinderbox
Population by age, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1439
15-1936
20-2419
25-3429
35-4433
45-5454
55-6483
65-7456
75-8429
85+3
Dwelling types in Tinderbox
Dwelling types, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House135
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tinderbox
Households by weekly income, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49937
$1,500-2,99939
$3,000+50
Top ancestries in Tinderbox
Top ancestries, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English187
Australian159
Scottish66
Irish60
Other25
Dutch18
Housing tenure in Tinderbox
Housing tenure, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned79
Mortgage49
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Tinderbox
Cars per household, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
125
260
327
4+29
Commute to work in Tinderbox
Commute to work, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car146
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle4
Home27
Top countries of birth in Tinderbox
Top countries of birth, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England21
New Zealand14
Scotland10
Chile5
Ireland3
United States3
Languages used at home in Tinderbox
Languages used at home, Tinderbox TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish6
Vietnamese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,241 bird observations recorded near Tinderbox — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tinderbox

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.