Rokeby (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Rokeby is a suburb on the eastern shore of the River Derwent, across the water from central Hobart and within the City of Clarence. It began in the nineteenth century as Rokeby House, a farmhouse in the district then known as Clarence Plains. The Clarence Plains Post Office opened in 1850 and was renamed Rokeby in 1882. In the 1970s the area was developed largely as a public-housing suburb, planned along lines drawn from housing projects in the United States. Rokeby keeps a number of older features, among them a historic church and a traditional cricket ground ringed by a British-style picket fence, linked by the Rokeby Historic Trail. Its well-regarded skate park, built around 2001, has hosted competition skating, and the suburb is also home to the Tasmania Police Academy.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Rokeby (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 880, 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.
Is Rokeby (Tas.) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Rokeby (Tas.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
8/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (8/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
36/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $330 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 36% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Rokeby (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,211
- Median age
- 32
- Median weekly household income
- $1,279
- SEIFA score
- 880
- Local government area
- Clarence
- Coordinates
- -42.9043, 147.4395
Map of Rokeby (Tas.)
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Housing & property in Rokeby (Tas.)
What it costs to live in Rokeby (Tas.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $330
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,300
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 38%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Rokeby (Tas.) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Rokeby (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Rokeby (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 young adults (25–44) at 36% and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 870 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 526 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,497 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 785 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 525 | 12% |
Share of the 4,203 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 324 | 20% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 648 | 40% |
| Rented | 614 | 38% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,526 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 88 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,620 occupied private dwellings in Rokeby (Tas.).
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,513
- Median weekly personal income
- $719
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 563 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 500 (13%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 334 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,502 (47%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Employed full-time
- 1,083
- Employed part-time
- 674
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 Rokeby (Tas.)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Rokeby (Tas.) 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).
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Common questions about Rokeby (Tas.)
Is Rokeby (Tas.) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Rokeby (Tas.) rates 17/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Rokeby (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Rokeby (Tas.) was $330, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Rokeby (Tas.)?
Rokeby (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Clarence local government area.
What is the population of Rokeby (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Rokeby (Tas.) had a population of about 4,211.
Is Rokeby (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Rokeby (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 880, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Rokeby (Tas.)?
Rokeby (Tas.) 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).
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