Campania, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Campania is a small township in the Coal River Valley of southern Tasmania, about 25 kilometres north of Hobart. It grew up around a railway station built in 1876 on land that had been part of the Campania Estate, with a post office opening a few years earlier. The valley around it is one of Tasmania's most important wine districts and has carried commercial vineyards since the middle of the nineteenth century, helped by a warm, dry climate that suits cool-climate grapes. Several nineteenth-century buildings survive from the town's farming and coaching days. Campania today is a quiet rural community within easy reach of Hobart, surrounded by vineyards, grazing land and the low hills of the Coal River Valley.
Less advantaged than the national average
Campania is more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 955, 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.
Campania at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,158
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,560
- SEIFA score
- 955
- Coordinates
- -42.6177, 147.4328
Campania demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Campania 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 young adults (25–44) at 27%, 14% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 225 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 128 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 309 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 315 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 186 | 16% |
Share of the 1,163 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 131 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 197 | 51% |
| Rented | 53 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 399 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 402 occupied private dwellings in Campania.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,324
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,837
- Median weekly personal income
- $779
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 92 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 46 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 60 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 339 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 321
- Employed part-time
- 209
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 Campania
Where is Campania?
Campania is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Campania?
At the 2021 Census, Campania had a population of about 1,158.
Is Campania an advantaged area?
Campania has an ABS SEIFA score of 955, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 32 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of Australian suburbs.
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