Westbury TAS 7303
1,936 addresses · 66 streets
Lyons Electorate › Meander Valley LGA › Westbury · 156 km from Hobart
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Living Here
Westbury is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 2,272 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,122 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% 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 Westbury statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Westbury itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 park
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
4 service stations
1 gym
1 golf club
1 hardware store
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 31.1 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 18.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 18.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 29.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 53.1%
Population by age in Westbury
| 0-4 | 95 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 279 |
| 15-19 | 97 |
| 20-24 | 101 |
| 25-34 | 229 |
| 35-44 | 227 |
| 45-54 | 257 |
| 55-64 | 362 |
| 65-74 | 391 |
| 75-84 | 187 |
| 85+ | 52 |
Dwelling types in Westbury
| House | 889 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 45 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Westbury
| <$650 | 201 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 380 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 246 |
| $3,000+ | 72 |
Top ancestries in Westbury
| English | 1,150 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 988 |
| Irish | 267 |
| Scottish | 226 |
| Ancestry NS | 88 |
| Aboriginal | 77 |
Housing tenure in Westbury
| Owned | 425 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 295 |
| Rented | 189 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Westbury
| 0 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 260 |
| 2 | 366 |
| 3 | 168 |
| 4+ | 114 |
Commute to work in Westbury
| Car | 688 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 5 |
| Home | 81 |
Top countries of birth in Westbury
| England | 136 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 42 |
| Netherlands | 16 |
| Scotland | 15 |
| United States | 12 |
| Germany | 7 |
Languages used at home in Westbury
| Hindi | 8 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 6 |
| Nepali | 6 |
| Japanese | 5 |
| Punjabi | 4 |
| Mandarin | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
767 bird observations recorded near Westbury — most often seen:
- Forest Raven (52)
- Eurasian Blackbird (50)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (46)
- Common Starling (45)
- Superb Fairy-wren (37)
- Masked Lapwing (34)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (33)
- Brown Thornbill (30)
- House Sparrow (30)
- Swamp Harrier (30)
- European Goldfinch (29)
- Brown Falcon (28)
- Pacific Black Duck (28)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Westbury
- Grey Fantail (25)
- Welcome Swallow (23)
- Tasmanian Australian Magpie (22)
- Galah (21)
- Australian Magpie (20)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (19)
- New Holland Honeyeater (18)
- Chestnut Teal (16)
- Silvereye (16)
- Australian Wood Duck (15)
- Eurasian Skylark (15)
- Laughing Kookaburra (15)
- Little Wattlebird (15)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (15)
- Yellow Wattlebird (14)
- Masked Owl (13)
- White-faced Heron (13)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Westbury:
- Hagley (5.4 km)
- Quamby Bend (6 km)
- Cluan (7.1 km)
- Osmaston (7.8 km)
- Exton (8.1 km)
- Whitemore (9.2 km)
- Selbourne (10.6 km)
- Quamby Brook (12.7 km)
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Streets
- Adelaide Street (51)
- Albuera Street (10)
- Alison Court (20)
- Allen Street (2)
- Allotment Parade (9)
- Arthur Street (6)
- Arthur Street N (37)
- Arthur Street S (3)
- Bass Highway (105)
- Birralee Road (26)
- Black Hills Road (32)
- Carol Court (10)
- Clarke Street (2)
- Colonization Row (16)
- Deviation Road (6)
- Dexter Street (97)
- East Street (2)
- Elgin Lane (3)
- Emu Plain Road (6)
- Field Street (3)
- Fitzpatricks Lane (1)
- Five Acre Road S (6)
- Five Acre Row (37)
- Five Acre Row S (8)
- Franklin Street (112)
- Gatenby Drive (7)
- Integrity Drive (4)
- Jones Street (8)
- Jones Street N (63)
- Jones Street S (5)
- King Street (122)
- Lonsdale Promenade (21)
- Lonsdale Street (2)
- Lovatt Lane (6)
- Lyall Street (42)
- Lyttleton Street (4)
- Marriott Street (130)
- Mary Ann Street (3)
- Mary Street (42)
- Mccutcheon Court (15)
- Meander Valley Road (142)
- Moore Street (31)
- Moriarty Street (3)
- New Street (6)
- Osmaston Road (6)
- Pensioners Row (80)
- Peyton Street (5)
- Quamby Street (27)
- Queen Street (13)
- Reid Street (18)
- Reid Street E (12)
- Reid Street W (3)
- Ritchie Street (47)
- Roxford Avenue (4)
- Shadforth Street (82)
- Shamrock Street (2)
- Smith Street (10)
- South Street (4)
- Suburb Road (15)
- Taylor Street (64)
- Veterans Row (83)
- Waterloo Street (12)
- Webster Street (10)
- William Street (170)
- Winwood Lane (2)
- Wood Street (1)
