Queenstown (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Queenstown lies deep in the rugged West Coast Range of western Tasmania, about 250 kilometres north-west of Hobart. For more than a century the town lived and breathed the Mount Lyell mines, which drew copper and gold from the surrounding hills. Decades of smelting and logging stripped those slopes bare, leaving the strange pink-and-grey moonscape that still rings the town and gives it an unmistakable look. Reminders of the mining era are everywhere, from heritage museums to the famous gravel football oval that uses no grass at all. The restored West Coast Wilderness Railway climbs through dense rainforest to the coast at Strahan, making Queenstown a striking gateway to Tasmania's wild west.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Queenstown (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 843, 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.
Queenstown (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,808
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $851
- SEIFA score
- 843
- Coordinates
- -42.0856, 145.5405
Queenstown (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Queenstown (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 31%, 23% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 297 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 177 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 370 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 566 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 401 | 22% |
Share of the 1,811 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 401 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 183 | 23% |
| Rented | 185 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 787 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 15 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 819 occupied private dwellings in Queenstown (Tas.).
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $574
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,371
- Median weekly personal income
- $509
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 169 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 65 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 149 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 418 (28%)
- Labour-force participation
- 48.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 11%
- Employed full-time
- 360
- Employed part-time
- 228
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 Queenstown (Tas.)
Where is Queenstown (Tas.)?
Queenstown (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Queenstown (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Queenstown (Tas.) had a population of about 1,808.
Is Queenstown (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Queenstown (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 843, 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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