Bracknell, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Bracknell is a rural town in northern Tasmania, set in the Meander Valley about 202km north of Hobart and 33km southwest of Launceston, with the Liffey River forming part of its boundary. The township was surveyed before 1859, when the first town blocks were auctioned, and a post office opened in 1872; by 1874 it had a church, two schools and a hotel. It was formally gazetted as a locality in 1968. Mixed farming sustains the district, including dairying, livestock and the poppies grown for Tasmania's pharmaceutical industry. A hotel has operated in the town since 1880, and the brick Methodist church, in its present form from 1922, remains a local landmark.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Bracknell is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 915, 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.
Bracknell at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 493
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,283
- SEIFA score
- 915
- Coordinates
- -41.6594, 146.9276
Bracknell demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Bracknell 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 mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 9% of homes are rented, and 4% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 94 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 51 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 120 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 147 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 90 | 18% |
Share of the 502 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 77 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 76 | 42% |
| Rented | 17 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 183 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 183 occupied private dwellings in Bracknell.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,550
- Median weekly personal income
- $637
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 16 (4%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 96 (25%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Employed full-time
- 152
- Employed part-time
- 74
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 Bracknell
Where is Bracknell?
Bracknell is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Bracknell?
At the 2021 Census, Bracknell had a population of about 493.
Is Bracknell an advantaged area?
Bracknell has an ABS SEIFA score of 915, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.
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