Hadspen, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hadspen is a small town in northern Tasmania, on the South Esk River near where it meets the Meander, about 8 kilometres south-west of Launceston. The town's name may have been given by the surveyor George Frankland after Hadspen, a house and garden in Somerset, England. Europeans settled here early in the nineteenth century, and Hadspen was declared a town in 1866, growing up as a coaching stop on the road west from Launceston. Once a quiet rural village, it is now largely a dormitory town for the nearby city. Its best-known landmark is Entally House, a colonial estate built in 1819 and long linked with the Reibey family, one of whom, Thomas Reibey, served as premier of Tasmania in the 1870s.
Less advantaged than the national average
Hadspen is more socio-economically advantaged than about 21% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 931, 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 Hadspen 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.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Hadspen 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
21/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (21/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
63/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $250 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 63% 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.
Hadspen at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,429
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,483
- SEIFA score
- 931
- Local government area
- Meander Valley
- Coordinates
- -41.5105, 147.0629
Map of Hadspen
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Housing & property in Hadspen
What it costs to live in Hadspen and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $250
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,356
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 78%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 19%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Hadspen demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Hadspen demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hadspen 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 26% and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 502 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 263 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 610 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 621 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 428 | 18% |
Share of the 2,424 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 318 | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 434 | 45% |
| Rented | 185 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 801 | 84% |
| Townhouses & semis | 110 | 12% |
| Flats & apartments | 24 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 954 occupied private dwellings in Hadspen.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,888
- Median weekly personal income
- $771
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 158 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 26 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 80 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 688 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Employed full-time
- 703
- Employed part-time
- 464
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 Hadspen
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Hadspen is January (average daytime high around 24°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.9°C). The area receives roughly 778 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°C | 12.2°C | 54 mm |
| Feb | 22.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm |
| Mar | 20.6°C | 10.3°C | 61 mm |
| Apr | 17.1°C | 7.5°C | 53 mm |
| May | 13.6°C | 5.2°C | 72 mm |
| Jun | 11.4°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm |
| Jul | 10.9°C | 3°C | 89 mm |
| Aug | 11.8°C | 2.8°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14.1°C | 4.3°C | 59 mm |
| Oct | 16.4°C | 6°C | 82 mm |
| Nov | 19°C | 8.3°C | 50 mm |
| Dec | 21.6°C | 10.1°C | 65 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Hadspen
Is Hadspen 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, Hadspen rates 35/100 overall (Below the national middle 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 Hadspen?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Hadspen was $250, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,356. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Hadspen?
Hadspen is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Meander Valley local government area.
What is the population of Hadspen?
At the 2021 Census, Hadspen had a population of about 2,429.
Is Hadspen an advantaged area?
Hadspen has an ABS SEIFA score of 931, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 21 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 21% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Hadspen?
Hadspen has average daytime highs of about 16.9°C and overnight lows of about 7.1°C, with roughly 778 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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