Legana, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Legana is a growing residential locality in northern Tasmania's West Tamar district, about 12km north of Launceston and 32km south-east of Beaconsfield, with the Tamar River forming much of its boundary at the point where the estuary turns to fresh water. Its name comes from a palawa word said to mean 'fresh water', echoed by an early homestead called Freshwater. The district began as dairy farms, apple orchards and grazing land, was gazetted as a locality in 1963, and filled with houses from the 1970s and 1980s. Legana became important to Tasmanian wine through the Velo vineyard, first planted in 1966, and the 'Legana' apple was bred here in the early 1940s by crossing Democrat and Delicious varieties.
Around the national middle
Legana is more socio-economically advantaged than about 52% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 991, 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.
Legana at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,719
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,643
- SEIFA score
- 991
- Coordinates
- -41.3736, 147.0391
Legana demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Legana 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%, 16% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 888 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 512 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,103 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,207 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,003 | 21% |
Share of the 4,713 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 696 | 40% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 734 | 42% |
| Rented | 272 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,665 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 28 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 24 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,732 occupied private dwellings in Legana.
- Median weekly rent
- $350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,961
- Median weekly personal income
- $773
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 704 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 254 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 130 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,619 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 1,373
- Employed part-time
- 815
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 Legana
Where is Legana?
Legana is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Legana?
At the 2021 Census, Legana had a population of about 4,719.
Is Legana an advantaged area?
Legana has an ABS SEIFA score of 991, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 52 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 52% of Australian suburbs.
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