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West Kentish TAS 7306

100 addresses · 11 streets

Lyons Electorate › Kentish LGA › West Kentish · 187 km from Hobart

Living Here

West Kentish is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 160 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,233 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

160Population
50Median age
$1,233Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 29.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 14.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Kentish

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

Tree cover measures, West Kentish TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 64.9%

Population by age in West Kentish
Population by age, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1416
15-199
20-247
25-3413
35-4412
45-5421
55-6440
65-7418
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in West Kentish
Dwelling types, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House63
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Kentish
Households by weekly income, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$65014
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in West Kentish
Top ancestries, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English73
Australian56
Irish25
Scottish18
Ancestry NS17
Dutch10
Housing tenure in West Kentish
Housing tenure, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned27
Mortgage23
Rented8
Other6
Cars per household in West Kentish
Cars per household, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
00
112
220
39
4+10
Commute to work in West Kentish
Commute to work, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car59
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in West Kentish
Top countries of birth, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England15
New Zealand7
South Africa3
Languages used at home in West Kentish
Languages used at home, West Kentish TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Indonesian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,342 bird observations recorded near West Kentish — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Kentish

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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