Roches Beach, TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

82/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Roches Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 82% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1047, 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.

Roches Beach at a glance

Population (2021): 220
Median age: 48
Median weekly household income: $2,333
SEIFA score: 1047
Coordinates: -42.8866, 147.4956

Roches Beach demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Roches Beach 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 35%, 6% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	26	12%
Youth (15–24)	33	15%
Young adults (25–44)	38	17%
Mid-life (45–64)	76	35%
Seniors (65+)	47	21%

Share of the 220 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	39	51%
Owned with a mortgage	33	43%
Rented	5	6%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	74	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 74 occupied private dwellings in Roches Beach.

Median weekly rent: $350
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.9 people
Median weekly family income: $2,343
Median weekly personal income: $892

Community and culture

Born overseas: 36 (17%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 12 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 6 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 94 (53%)
Labour-force participation: 68.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%
Employed full-time: 67
Employed part-time: 48

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 Roches Beach

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Roches Beach is January (average daytime high around 19.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 12.1°C). The area receives roughly 619 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	19.3°C	14.7°C	53 mm
Feb	19.2°C	14.7°C	41 mm
Mar	18.3°C	13.9°C	55 mm
Apr	16.6°C	12.4°C	43 mm
May	14.3°C	10.5°C	58 mm
Jun	12.6°C	9.1°C	52 mm
Jul	12°C	8.4°C	41 mm
Aug	12.1°C	8.1°C	48 mm
Sep	13.4°C	9.2°C	44 mm
Oct	14.6°C	10.3°C	67 mm
Nov	15.9°C	11.8°C	55 mm
Dec	17.6°C	13.1°C	62 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Roches Beach

Where is Roches Beach?

Roches Beach is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Roches Beach?

At the 2021 Census, Roches Beach had a population of about 220.

Is Roches Beach an advantaged area?

Roches Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 1047, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 82 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 82% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Roches Beach?

Roches Beach has average daytime highs of about 15.5°C and overnight lows of about 11.4°C, with roughly 619 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).