Deloraine, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Deloraine lies on the Meander River in central northern Tasmania, about 50 kilometres west of Launceston, with the long wall of the Great Western Tiers rising behind it. Settled in the colonial period, it kept a streetscape of Georgian and Victorian buildings stepping down to the river, and is often counted among the prettiest of the island's inland towns. The name is taken from a character in Sir Walter Scott's poem The Lay of the Last Minstrel. The surrounding Meander Valley is rich farming country, growing poppies, onions and potatoes, and the town has become a noted arts and crafts centre — its Tasmanian Craft Fair, one of the largest in the country, draws around 18,000 visitors each spring.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Deloraine is more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 898, 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.
Is Deloraine a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Deloraine from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
11/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (11/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
64/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $243 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 64% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Deloraine at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,035
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $990
- SEIFA score
- 898
- Local government area
- Meander Valley
- Coordinates
- -41.5388, 146.6598
Map of Deloraine
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Housing & property in Deloraine
What it costs to live in Deloraine and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $243
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,203
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 69%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 28%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Deloraine demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Deloraine demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Deloraine 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 seniors (65+) at 31% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 440 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 316 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 613 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 733 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 933 | 31% |
Share of the 3,035 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 561 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 306 | 24% |
| Rented | 348 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,151 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 78 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,244 occupied private dwellings in Deloraine.
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,446
- Median weekly personal income
- $559
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 414 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 133 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 207 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 939 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 49.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Employed full-time
- 627
- Employed part-time
- 494
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.
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Common questions about Deloraine
Is Deloraine a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Deloraine rates 29/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Deloraine?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Deloraine was $243, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,203. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Deloraine?
Deloraine is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Meander Valley local government area.
What is the population of Deloraine?
At the 2021 Census, Deloraine had a population of about 3,035.
Is Deloraine an advantaged area?
Deloraine has an ABS SEIFA score of 898, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 11 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of Australian suburbs.
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