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West Hobart TAS 7000

3,612 addresses · 78 streets

Clark Electorate › Hobart LGA › West Hobart · 1 km from Hobart

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Living Here

West Hobart is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 6,525 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,996 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% 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.

6,525Population
38Median age
$1,996Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the West Hobart statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West Hobart itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Hobart Transit Centre, 1000 m east · Ferry wharf: Derwent Ferry, Brooke Street Pier, 1.7 km east · Airport: Hobart Airport, 16.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 45.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Hobart

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

Tree cover measures, West Hobart TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 68.7%

Population by age in West Hobart
Population by age, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4258
5-14642
15-19368
20-24420
25-341,248
35-44789
45-54908
55-64868
65-74625
75-84301
85+94
Dwelling types in West Hobart
Dwelling types, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House2,030
Townhouse174
Apartment462
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Hobart
Households by weekly income, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650348
$650-1,499631
$1,500-2,999773
$3,000+741
Top ancestries in West Hobart
Top ancestries, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English2,826
Australian2,231
Irish1,016
Scottish848
Other806
Chinese291
Housing tenure in West Hobart
Housing tenure, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned911
Mortgage784
Rented917
Other35
Cars per household in West Hobart
Cars per household, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0238
11,177
2888
3238
4+111
Commute to work in West Hobart
Commute to work, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,636
Train0
Bus85
Tram/ferry0
Walked847
Bicycle110
Home403
Top countries of birth in West Hobart
Top countries of birth, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England304
China153
Nepal96
India94
New Zealand77
United States53
Languages used at home in West Hobart
Languages used at home, West Hobart TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin182
Nepali98
Vietnamese45
Spanish38
Italian35
French33

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

137,549 bird observations recorded near West Hobart — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Hobart

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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