Tranmere TAS 7018
1,185 addresses · 34 streets
Franklin Electorate › Clarence LGA › Tranmere · 8 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Tranmere is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 2,218 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,435 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Howrah - Tranmere statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tranmere itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
1 dentist
1 optometrist
1 post office
2 service stations
1 golf club
1 dog park
1 hairdresser
1 electrician
2 plumbers
3 places to stay
Getting around. Bus interchange: Hobart Transit Centre, 8.4 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Bellerive Ferry Terminal, 6.3 km north-west · Airport: Hobart Airport, 11.8 km north-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: 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 | 7.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 15.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 67.2%
Population by age in Tranmere
| 0-4 | 106 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 268 |
| 15-19 | 134 |
| 20-24 | 114 |
| 25-34 | 214 |
| 35-44 | 287 |
| 45-54 | 352 |
| 55-64 | 317 |
| 65-74 | 252 |
| 75-84 | 132 |
| 85+ | 34 |
Dwelling types in Tranmere
| House | 789 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 7 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tranmere
| <$650 | 58 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 152 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 233 |
| $3,000+ | 286 |
Top ancestries in Tranmere
| English | 976 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 902 |
| Irish | 264 |
| Scottish | 252 |
| Other | 201 |
| Ancestry NS | 66 |
Housing tenure in Tranmere
| Owned | 324 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 370 |
| Rented | 91 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Tranmere
| 0 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 191 |
| 2 | 377 |
| 3 | 138 |
| 4+ | 73 |
Commute to work in Tranmere
| Car | 835 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 40 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 121 |
Top countries of birth in Tranmere
| England | 81 |
|---|---|
| India | 27 |
| China | 24 |
| New Zealand | 24 |
| Nepal | 23 |
| South Africa | 21 |
Languages used at home in Tranmere
| Nepali | 38 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 37 |
| Greek | 32 |
| Punjabi | 16 |
| Italian | 13 |
| Croatian | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
11,455 bird observations recorded near Tranmere — most often seen:
- Kelp Gull (769)
- Silver Gull (760)
- Common Starling (687)
- Noisy Miner (644)
- Eurasian Blackbird (550)
- House Sparrow (521)
- Galah (475)
- Masked Lapwing (460)
- Eastern Rosella (443)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (419)
- Forest Raven (395)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (390)
- Black-faced Cormorant (388)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tranmere
- Little Wattlebird (336)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (320)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (312)
- Australian Magpie (311)
- European Goldfinch (299)
- Welcome Swallow (294)
- Little Pied Cormorant (292)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (287)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (264)
- Giinbaywarraymal (261)
- Clinking Currawong (256)
- White-faced Heron (253)
- Grey Butcherbird (243)
- Southern Forest Raven (215)
- Brown Falcon (207)
- Green Rosella (203)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (201)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tranmere:
- Rokeby (2.8 km)
- Oakdowns (3.6 km)
- Howrah (3.6 km)
- Clarendon Vale (3.8 km)
- Bellerive (5.7 km)
- Taroona (6.2 km)
- Lauderdale (6.3 km)
- Sandy Bay (6.5 km)
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Streets
- Anatolia Way (2)
- Anchorage Court (22)
- Ardilletta Place (6)
- Ardilletta Road (13)
- Arlunya Street (56)
- Bindara Road (17)
- Carella Street (125)
- Cherrington Drive (39)
- Cohuna Street (6)
- Eliza Way (8)
- Endeavour Court (7)
- Fortuna Street (6)
- Intrigue Court (12)
- Jacinta Way (2)
- Mandeville Court (6)
- Megan Court (10)
- Norla Street (14)
- Oceana Drive (306)
- Pandora Court (17)
- Parrott Place (7)
- Pindos Drive (69)
- Pintoresca Place (11)
- Regatta Place (26)
- Reliance Court (8)
- Skala Road (34)
- Spinnaker Crescent (42)
- Starboard Road (17)
- Tranmere Road (140)
- Tranquil Place (19)
- Trevassa Crescent (41)
- Trikala Place (13)
- Vaughan Court (35)
- Vitesse Court (16)
- Yachtsmans Way (33)
