Lower Wattle Grove, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Lower Wattle Grove is more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1030, 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.
Lower Wattle Grove at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 102
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,406
- SEIFA score
- 1030
- Coordinates
- -43.1528, 147.0189
Lower Wattle Grove demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lower Wattle Grove 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 36%, 8% of homes are rented, and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 15 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 3% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 14 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 31 | 36% |
| Seniors (65+) | 24 | 28% |
Share of the 87 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 18 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 14 | 36% |
| Rented | 3 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 37 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 37 occupied private dwellings in Lower Wattle Grove.
- Median weekly rent
- $223
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,040
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $684
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 27 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 45 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Employed full-time
- 23
- Employed part-time
- 29
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 Lower Wattle Grove
Where is Lower Wattle Grove?
Lower Wattle Grove is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Lower Wattle Grove?
At the 2021 Census, Lower Wattle Grove had a population of about 102.
Is Lower Wattle Grove an advantaged area?
Lower Wattle Grove has an ABS SEIFA score of 1030, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 74 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of Australian suburbs.
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