Geeveston, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Geeveston is a small town in the Huon Valley of southern Tasmania, about 62 kilometres south-west of Hobart near the Huon River. It takes its name from William Geeves, an English settler granted land here by Lady Jane Franklin in a place then called Lightwood Bottom; the settlement became Geeves Town in 1861 and later Geeveston. For more than a century the town lived by timber and fruit-growing, and a large pulp mill was its main employer until it closed in 1982. Today Geeveston is best known as a gateway to the forests of the Hartz Mountains National Park and the nearby Tahune AirWalk, and the apple orchards of the Huon Valley still surround it. The comedy series Rosehaven was filmed here.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Geeveston is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 912, 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.
Geeveston at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,431
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,103
- SEIFA score
- 912
- Coordinates
- -43.1540, 146.8594
Geeveston demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Geeveston 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 29%, 15% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 272 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 131 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 313 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 410 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 303 | 21% |
Share of the 1,429 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 227 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 218 | 40% |
| Rented | 80 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 531 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 4 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 543 occupied private dwellings in Geeveston.
- Median weekly rent
- $270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,347
- Median weekly personal income
- $554
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 178 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 55 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 224 (16%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 438 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 50.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Employed full-time
- 285
- Employed part-time
- 207
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 Geeveston
Where is Geeveston?
Geeveston is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Geeveston?
At the 2021 Census, Geeveston had a population of about 1,431.
Is Geeveston an advantaged area?
Geeveston has an ABS SEIFA score of 912, 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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