Boyer, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Boyer is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 868, 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.
Boyer at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 58
- Median age
- 30
- Median weekly household income
- $1,375
- SEIFA score
- 868
- Coordinates
- -42.7625, 147.1078
Boyer demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Boyer 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 39%, 0% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 21 | 39% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 16 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7 | 13% |
| Seniors (65+) | 10 | 19% |
Share of the 54 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 6 | 60% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4 | 40% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 16 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 16 occupied private dwellings in Boyer.
- Median weekly rent
- $290
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,192
- Average household size
- 3.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,749
- Median weekly personal income
- $762
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 14 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 81.1%
- Employed full-time
- 12
- Employed part-time
- 14
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 Boyer
Where is Boyer?
Boyer is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Boyer?
At the 2021 Census, Boyer had a population of about 58.
Is Boyer an advantaged area?
Boyer has an ABS SEIFA score of 868, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
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