Ridgeway, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Ridgeway is more socio-economically advantaged than about 92% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1079, 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.
Ridgeway at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 222
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,555
- SEIFA score
- 1079
- Coordinates
- -42.9208, 147.2869
Ridgeway demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Ridgeway 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 children (0–14) at 31%, 17% of homes are rented, and 24% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 66 | 31% |
| Youth (15–24) | 12 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 51 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 60 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 27 | 13% |
Share of the 216 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 27 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 28 | 42% |
| Rented | 11 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 70 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 70 occupied private dwellings in Ridgeway.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,750
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,205
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 49 (24%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 20 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 118 (79%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Employed full-time
- 49
- Employed part-time
- 41
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.
Weather and climate in Ridgeway
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Ridgeway is January (average daytime high around 21°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.6°C). The area receives roughly 823 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°C | 12.8°C | 64 mm |
| Feb | 20.2°C | 12.4°C | 55 mm |
| Mar | 18.9°C | 11.6°C | 74 mm |
| Apr | 16.6°C | 9.9°C | 44 mm |
| May | 13.8°C | 7.8°C | 68 mm |
| Jun | 12.1°C | 6.7°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 11.6°C | 5.9°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14°C | 6.8°C | 60 mm |
| Oct | 15.6°C | 8°C | 99 mm |
| Nov | 17.2°C | 9.6°C | 81 mm |
| Dec | 19.1°C | 11°C | 82 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Ridgeway
Where is Ridgeway?
Ridgeway is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Ridgeway?
At the 2021 Census, Ridgeway had a population of about 222.
Is Ridgeway an advantaged area?
Ridgeway has an ABS SEIFA score of 1079, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 92 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 92% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Ridgeway?
Ridgeway has average daytime highs of about 16°C and overnight lows of about 9°C, with roughly 823 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Ridgeway ranks
Ridgeway appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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