Upper Scamander TAS 7215
39 addresses · 6 streets
Lyons Electorate › Break O'Day LGA › Upper Scamander · 175 km from Hobart
Living Here
Upper Scamander is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 60 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 0% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the St Helens - Scamander statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Scamander itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: St Helens Airport, 14.4 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 97.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 59.6%
Population by age in Upper Scamander
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 12 |
| 65-74 | 12 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Upper Scamander
| House | 25 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Upper Scamander
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Upper Scamander
| English | 26 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 23 |
| Irish | 11 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Ancestry NS | 4 |
Housing tenure in Upper Scamander
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Upper Scamander
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Upper Scamander
| Car | 20 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Upper Scamander
| England | 9 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
593 bird observations recorded near Upper Scamander — most often seen:
- Strong-billed Honeyeater (31)
- Yellow Wattlebird (30)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (30)
- Green Rosella (29)
- Forest Raven (28)
- Grey Fantail (27)
- Brown Thornbill (26)
- Superb Fairy-wren (26)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (23)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (22)
- Eastern Spinebill (19)
- Flame Robin (19)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (18)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Scamander
- Laughing Kookaburra (18)
- Southern Forest Raven (18)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (18)
- Black-headed Honeyeater (17)
- Silvereye (17)
- Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle (17)
- Black Currawong (16)
- Tasmanian Scarlet Robin (16)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (16)
- Tasmanian Green Rosella (15)
- Tasmanian Grey Shrike-thrush (15)
- Tasmanian Yellow Wattlebird (15)
- Grey Butcherbird (14)
- Tasmanian Grey Butcherbird (14)
- Clinking Currawong (13)
- East Coast Pacific Gull (13)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (13)
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Streets
- Catos Road (2)
- Eastern Creek Road (5)
- Granite Knob Road (2)
- Semmens Road (3)
- Trout Road (1)
- Upper Scamander Road (26)