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West Ulverstone TAS 7315

2,507 addresses · 92 streets

Braddon Electorate › Central Coast (Tas.) LGA › West Ulverstone · 216 km from Hobart

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Living Here

West Ulverstone is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,515 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,059 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,515Population
48Median age
$1,059Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Devonport Airport, 23.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 27.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Ulverstone

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

Tree cover measures, West Ulverstone TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 47.8%

Population by age in West Ulverstone
Population by age, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4182
5-14502
15-19284
20-24217
25-34443
35-44444
45-54537
55-64640
65-74641
75-84395
85+221
Dwelling types in West Ulverstone
Dwelling types, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,585
Townhouse143
Apartment0
Other36
Households by weekly income in West Ulverstone
Households by weekly income, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650400
$650-1,499634
$1,500-2,999420
$3,000+159
Top ancestries in West Ulverstone
Top ancestries, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,998
English1,993
Scottish435
Irish395
Aboriginal374
Ancestry NS286
Housing tenure in West Ulverstone
Housing tenure, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned731
Mortgage535
Rented449
Other17
Cars per household in West Ulverstone
Cars per household, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
090
1626
2662
3215
4+132
Commute to work in West Ulverstone
Commute to work, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,302
Train0
Bus13
Tram/ferry3
Walked29
Bicycle7
Home103
Top countries of birth in West Ulverstone
Top countries of birth, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England130
Netherlands42
New Zealand37
Scotland21
Philippines17
Germany14
Languages used at home in West Ulverstone
Languages used at home, West Ulverstone TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin12
Nepali7
Tagalog7
Thai6
Punjabi5
Sinhalese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,324 bird observations recorded near West Ulverstone — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Ulverstone

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.