Fingal (Tas.), TAS
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Fingal is a small town in the Fingal Valley of north-eastern Tasmania, on the South Esk River about 72 kilometres east of Launceston and 19 kilometres west of St Marys. Its name is believed to come from Fingal's Cave in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, rather than from Fingal in Ireland. The valley was surveyed in 1824, and a convict station was established here in 1827, with the post office following in 1832. The district shared in an early mining boom when Van Diemen's Land's first payable gold was discovered at nearby Mangana. Fingal was formally gazetted as a locality in 1965 and remains a quiet service centre for the surrounding rural valley.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Fingal (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 808, 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.
Fingal (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 431
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $833
- SEIFA score
- 808
- Coordinates
- -41.6571, 147.9163
Fingal (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Fingal (Tas.) 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 31%, 16% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 63 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 39 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 74 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 134 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 123 | 28% |
Share of the 433 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 96 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 44 | 24% |
| Rented | 28 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 175 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 182 occupied private dwellings in Fingal (Tas.).
- Median weekly rent
- $175
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,273
- Median weekly personal income
- $481
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 36 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 12 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 17 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 110 (31%)
- Labour-force participation
- 39%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Employed full-time
- 61
- Employed part-time
- 61
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 Fingal (Tas.)
Where is Fingal (Tas.)?
Fingal (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Fingal (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Fingal (Tas.) had a population of about 431.
Is Fingal (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Fingal (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 808, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 2 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of Australian suburbs.
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