Lilydale (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Lilydale is a small town in northern Tasmania, about 28 kilometres north-east of Launceston, set near Mount Arthur and the Pipers River. Originally called Upper Piper, it was renamed in 1887 — possibly for the Christmas lilies that grew thickly in the district. The post office had opened as Upper Pipers River in 1873, and the railway on the Scottsdale line reached town in 1889. Today Lilydale is best known for the two waterfalls at Lilydale Falls Reserve and for the painted murals that decorate the telegraph poles along its main street. Sitting beneath Mount Arthur, it is a quiet rural town whose village market grew out of a community environmental project in 2008.
Less advantaged than the national average
Lilydale (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 937, 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 Lilydale (Tas.) 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 Lilydale (Tas.) 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
23/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (23/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
66/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $238 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 66% 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.
Lilydale (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 659
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,203
- SEIFA score
- 937
- Local government area
- Launceston
- Coordinates
- -41.2398, 147.2065
Map of Lilydale (Tas.)
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Housing & property in Lilydale (Tas.)
What it costs to live in Lilydale (Tas.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $238
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,196
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 82%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 15%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Lilydale (Tas.) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Lilydale (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lilydale (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 27% and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 126 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 66 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 138 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 178 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 148 | 23% |
Share of the 656 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 110 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 85 | 36% |
| Rented | 35 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 234 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 234 occupied private dwellings in Lilydale (Tas.).
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,531
- Median weekly personal income
- $620
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 70 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 15 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 17 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 206 (41%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Employed full-time
- 133
- Employed part-time
- 101
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.
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Common questions about Lilydale (Tas.)
Is Lilydale (Tas.) 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, Lilydale (Tas.) rates 37/100 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 Lilydale (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Lilydale (Tas.) was $238, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,196. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Lilydale (Tas.)?
Lilydale (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Launceston local government area.
What is the population of Lilydale (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Lilydale (Tas.) had a population of about 659.
Is Lilydale (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Lilydale (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 937, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 23 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 23% of Australian suburbs.
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