Lauderdale, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Lauderdale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1038, 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.
Lauderdale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,592
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,877
- SEIFA score
- 1038
- Coordinates
- -42.9083, 147.4856
Lauderdale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lauderdale 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 28%, 10% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 514 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 247 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 610 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 729 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 488 | 19% |
Share of the 2,588 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 361 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 447 | 47% |
| Rented | 98 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 894 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 55 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 949 occupied private dwellings in Lauderdale.
- Median weekly rent
- $405
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,252
- Median weekly personal income
- $932
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 273 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 63 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 106 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,070 (54%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 749
- Employed part-time
- 481
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 Lauderdale
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lauderdale is January (average daytime high around 19.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 12.1°C). The area receives roughly 619 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3°C | 14.7°C | 53 mm |
| Feb | 19.2°C | 14.7°C | 41 mm |
| Mar | 18.3°C | 13.9°C | 55 mm |
| Apr | 16.6°C | 12.4°C | 43 mm |
| May | 14.3°C | 10.5°C | 58 mm |
| Jun | 12.6°C | 9.1°C | 52 mm |
| Jul | 12°C | 8.4°C | 41 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 8.1°C | 48 mm |
| Sep | 13.4°C | 9.2°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 14.6°C | 10.3°C | 67 mm |
| Nov | 15.9°C | 11.8°C | 55 mm |
| Dec | 17.6°C | 13.1°C | 62 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Lauderdale
Where is Lauderdale?
Lauderdale is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Lauderdale?
At the 2021 Census, Lauderdale had a population of about 2,592.
Is Lauderdale an advantaged area?
Lauderdale has an ABS SEIFA score of 1038, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 78 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Lauderdale?
Lauderdale has average daytime highs of about 15.5°C and overnight lows of about 11.4°C, with roughly 619 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Lauderdale have high household incomes?
Lauderdale has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Tasmania — the 15th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($1,877 per week).
Where Lauderdale ranks
Lauderdale appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Tasmania#15 of 25
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