Cradle Mountain, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Cradle Mountain is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 914, 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.
Cradle Mountain at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 152
- Median age
- 30
- Median weekly household income
- $762
- SEIFA score
- 914
- Coordinates
- -41.7246, 145.9355
Cradle Mountain demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cradle Mountain 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 74%, 100% of homes are rented, and 73% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 24 | 16% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 109 | 74% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 15 | 10% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 148 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 4 | 100% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4 | 50% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 8 occupied private dwellings in Cradle Mountain.
- Median weekly rent
- $50
- Average household size
- 1.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,750
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,038
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 82 (73%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 70 (65%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 91 (61%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1%
- Employed full-time
- 77
- Employed part-time
- 19
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 Cradle Mountain
Where is Cradle Mountain?
Cradle Mountain is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Cradle Mountain?
At the 2021 Census, Cradle Mountain had a population of about 152.
Is Cradle Mountain an advantaged area?
Cradle Mountain has an ABS SEIFA score of 914, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.
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