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Waverley TAS 7250

879 addresses · 34 streets

Bass Electorate › Launceston LGA › Waverley · 161 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Waverley is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 1,583 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,007 a week, with median rent near $237 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,583Population
35Median age
$1,007Median household income / wk
$237Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Waverley - St Leonards statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Waverley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Tram stop: River's Edge Building, 4 km west · Bus interchange: Launceston Regional Transit Centre, 4.3 km west · Ferry wharf: Cataract Cruises, 4.8 km west · Airport: Launceston Airport, 12.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 54.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waverley

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

Tree cover measures, Waverley TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202054.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.8% · Labour-force participation 55.1%

Population by age in Waverley
Population by age, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-493
5-14212
15-1977
20-24114
25-34270
35-44208
45-54174
55-64200
65-74141
75-8474
85+16
Dwelling types in Waverley
Dwelling types, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House541
Townhouse90
Apartment13
Other0
Households by weekly income in Waverley
Households by weekly income, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650167
$650-1,499263
$1,500-2,999154
$3,000+21
Top ancestries in Waverley
Top ancestries, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian796
English732
Irish120
Scottish120
Aboriginal106
Ancestry NS91
Housing tenure in Waverley
Housing tenure, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned170
Mortgage204
Rented244
Other8
Cars per household in Waverley
Cars per household, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
054
1245
2200
383
4+38
Commute to work in Waverley
Commute to work, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car482
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle3
Home12
Top countries of birth in Waverley
Top countries of birth, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand15
England14
India12
Netherlands6
Nepal5
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Waverley
Languages used at home, Waverley TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin4
Malayalam3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,049 bird observations recorded near Waverley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waverley

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.