Upper Castra TAS 7315
61 addresses · 6 streets
Braddon Electorate › Central Coast (Tas.) LGA › Upper Castra · 198 km from Hobart
Living Here
Upper Castra is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 85 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% 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 Burnie - Ulverstone Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Castra itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 69.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 51.2%
Population by age in Upper Castra
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 25 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Upper Castra
| House | 35 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Upper Castra
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Upper Castra
| English | 42 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 28 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Ancestry NS | 7 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
| German | 6 |
Housing tenure in Upper Castra
| Owned | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 17 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Upper Castra
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Upper Castra
| Car | 32 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Upper Castra
| England | 10 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,448 bird observations recorded near Upper Castra — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (115)
- Welcome Swallow (115)
- Forest Raven (96)
- Grey Fantail (90)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (69)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (66)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (59)
- Tasmanian Thornbill (59)
- Common Starling (55)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (49)
- Green Rosella (46)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (43)
- Chestnut Teal (42)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Castra
- Masked Lapwing (40)
- European Goldfinch (39)
- Laughing Kookaburra (38)
- Tasmanian Scrubwren (37)
- Striated Pardalote (36)
- White-faced Heron (36)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (35)
- Dusky Woodswallow (33)
- Australian Magpie (32)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (31)
- Brown Thornbill (31)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (28)
- Little Wattlebird (27)
- New Holland Honeyeater (26)
- Eurasian Blackbird (25)
- Pacific Black Duck (25)
- Satin Flycatcher (25)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Upper Castra:
- Castra (4.5 km)
- Wilmot (6.8 km)
- Lower Wilmot (6.8 km)
- Preston (7 km)
- South Preston (7.4 km)
- Sprent (7.7 km)
- Nietta (7.9 km)
- South Nietta (10.3 km)
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Streets
- Brearleys Road (1)
- Castra Road (34)
- Eastleys Road (6)
- Pettits Road (1)
- Rileys Road (2)
- Spellmans Road (17)