Doctors Rocks, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Doctors Rocks is more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 984, 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.
Doctors Rocks at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 89
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $2,124
- SEIFA score
- 984
- Coordinates
- -41.0206, 145.7782
Doctors Rocks demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Doctors Rocks 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 34%, 9% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 15 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 8 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 8 | 9% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 31 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 30 | 33% |
Share of the 92 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 20 | 59% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 11 | 32% |
| Rented | 3 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 34 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 34 occupied private dwellings in Doctors Rocks.
- Median weekly rent
- $263
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,920
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,607
- Median weekly personal income
- $774
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 14 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 38 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Employed full-time
- 21
- 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.
Weather and climate in Doctors Rocks
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Doctors Rocks is January (average daytime high around 17.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 8.4°C). The area receives roughly 1006 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.5°C | 9.7°C | 66 mm |
| Feb | 16.6°C | 9.5°C | 57 mm |
| Mar | 15.2°C | 8.7°C | 74 mm |
| Apr | 12.9°C | 6.7°C | 64 mm |
| May | 10.3°C | 4.9°C | 106 mm |
| Jun | 8.8°C | 3.8°C | 110 mm |
| Jul | 8°C | 3.1°C | 130 mm |
| Aug | 8.4°C | 2.5°C | 94 mm |
| Sep | 9.8°C | 3.4°C | 82 mm |
| Oct | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 98 mm |
| Nov | 13.4°C | 6.3°C | 60 mm |
| Dec | 15.4°C | 7.8°C | 65 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Doctors Rocks
Where is Doctors Rocks?
Doctors Rocks is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Doctors Rocks?
At the 2021 Census, Doctors Rocks had a population of about 89.
Is Doctors Rocks an advantaged area?
Doctors Rocks has an ABS SEIFA score of 984, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 48 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Doctors Rocks?
Doctors Rocks has average daytime highs of about 12.3°C and overnight lows of about 5.9°C, with roughly 1,006 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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