Andover, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Andover is a rural locality in the Southern Midlands of Tasmania, lying about 16 kilometres east of the historic town of Oatlands near the Little Swan River. It was named in 1831 by Lieutenant Francis Tabart; a local post office, first called Eastern Marshes Siding when it opened in 1888, was renamed Andover in 1893 and operated until 1966. The locality is made up largely of farming land and several long-established pastoral properties, and it was formally gazetted as a locality in 1974. With no real town centre, Andover is quiet grazing country — open paddocks and a scattering of old homesteads spread across the rolling hills of Tasmania's Midlands, a district long known for sheep and wool.
Less advantaged than the national average
Andover is more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 968, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Andover at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 39
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,437
- SEIFA score
- 968
- Coordinates
- -42.3369, 147.4931
Andover demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Andover using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 29%, 25% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 8 | 29% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 8 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 6 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 11% |
Share of the 28 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 10 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 5 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 18 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 18 occupied private dwellings in Andover.
- Median weekly rent
- $225
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,416
- Median weekly personal income
- $933
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (10%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 9 (26%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 14
- Employed part-time
- 9
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Andover
Where is Andover?
Andover is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Andover?
At the 2021 Census, Andover had a population of about 39.
Is Andover an advantaged area?
Andover has an ABS SEIFA score of 968, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 39 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of Australian suburbs.
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