Miena, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Miena is a small highland locality at the southern end of Great Lake, in the Central Highlands of Tasmania, sitting at about 1,050m above sea level roughly 120km north-west of Hobart. The area has a long Aboriginal history, associated with the Luggermairrenerpairer clan; the name, applied during the hydro-electric era, is said to mean 'lagoon-like'. European explorers passed through in the early 19th century, and from 1911 the Great Lake was dammed and progressively raised to feed Tasmania's hydro-electric scheme, with major works in the 1920s and again in the 1960s and 1980s. Today Miena is best known for trout fishing on Great Lake, which has hosted the World Fly Fishing Championships, and the historic Waddamana Power Station nearby operates as a museum.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Miena is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 868, 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.
Miena at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 127
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $1,013
- SEIFA score
- 868
- Coordinates
- -41.9810, 146.7575
Miena demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Miena 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 45%, 10% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 9 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 18 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 55 | 45% |
| Seniors (65+) | 39 | 32% |
Share of the 121 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 38 | 52% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 20 | 27% |
| Rented | 7 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 57 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 57 occupied private dwellings in Miena.
- Median weekly rent
- $245
- Median monthly mortgage
- $923
- Average household size
- 1.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,166
- Median weekly personal income
- $545
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 18 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 46 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 40.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 8%
- Employed full-time
- 20
- Employed part-time
- 17
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 Miena
Where is Miena?
Miena is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Miena?
At the 2021 Census, Miena had a population of about 127.
Is Miena an advantaged area?
Miena has an ABS SEIFA score of 868, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
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