Mangana, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mangana is a small former gold-mining locality in the Fingal Valley of north-east Tasmania, about 74km south-west of St Helens in the Break O'Day district. The town takes its name from Mangana, an Aboriginal man who was the father of Truganini, one of the best-known Tasmanian Aboriginal people of the colonial era. Gold was discovered in the area in 1852, drawing miners into the surrounding hills, and the name was in use by 1877, though the locality was not formally gazetted until 1973. Little of the old mining settlement remains today beyond quiet back roads, but its story is woven into the wider gold history of the Fingal Valley and Tasmania's north-east.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Mangana is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 848, 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.
Mangana at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 38
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $430
- SEIFA score
- 848
- Coordinates
- -41.5822, 147.8395
Mangana demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mangana 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 seniors (65+) at 38%, 20% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 8% |
| Youth (15–24) | 6 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 10 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 15 | 38% |
Share of the 40 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 9 | 60% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3 | 20% |
| Rented | 3 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 18 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 18 occupied private dwellings in Mangana.
- Median weekly rent
- $145
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 1.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $450
- Median weekly personal income
- $409
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 7 (19%)
- Labour-force participation
- 17.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.3%
- Employed full-time
- 4
- Employed part-time
- 4
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 Mangana
Where is Mangana?
Mangana is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Mangana?
At the 2021 Census, Mangana had a population of about 38.
Is Mangana an advantaged area?
Mangana has an ABS SEIFA score of 848, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 4 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of Australian suburbs.
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