White Hills TAS 7258
111 addresses · 9 streets
Bass Electorate › Launceston LGA › White Hills · 152 km from Hobart
Living Here
White Hills is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 172 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,333 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 9% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Dilston - Lilydale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: White Hills itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Launceston Airport, 6 km south-west.
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: 17.8% 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 | 17.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 38.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 62.8%
Population by age in White Hills
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 25 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in White Hills
| House | 65 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in White Hills
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 20 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in White Hills
| English | 93 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 80 |
| Irish | 19 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| German | 10 |
| Dutch | 8 |
Housing tenure in White Hills
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 25 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in White Hills
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in White Hills
| Car | 55 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in White Hills
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| Singapore | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
352 bird observations recorded near White Hills — most often seen:
- Common Starling (22)
- Forest Raven (21)
- Superb Fairy-wren (19)
- Australian Magpie (18)
- House Sparrow (18)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (18)
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater (17)
- Black Swan (15)
- Grey Fantail (15)
- Masked Lapwing (15)
- White-faced Heron (14)
- Eurasian Blackbird (13)
- Tasmanian Native-hen (13)
Show all 30 birds recorded near White Hills
- European Goldfinch (11)
- Welcome Swallow (11)
- Australian Wood Duck (10)
- Brown Thornbill (10)
- Brown Falcon (9)
- Laughing Kookaburra (9)
- Southern Forest Raven (9)
- Australian Shelduck (8)
- Musk Duck (8)
- Pacific Black Duck (8)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (7)
- Tasmanian Superb Fairy-wren (7)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (6)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (6)
- Chestnut Teal (5)
- Green Rosella (5)
- Grey Butcherbird (5)
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 White Hills:
- Relbia (6.4 km)
- Evandale (6.5 km)
- Western Junction (6.9 km)
- Breadalbane (7.2 km)
- Devon Hills (8.3 km)
- St Leonards (8.8 km)
- Youngtown (8.9 km)
- Norwood (9.6 km)
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Streets
- Blessington Road (47)
- Cowley Road (3)
- Egerton Road (10)
- Everton Lane (8)
- Lindsays Road (1)
- Sawpit Hill Road (1)
- Waddles Road (3)
- Watery Plains Road (5)
- White Hills Road (33)
