Surprise Bay, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Surprise Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 28% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 948, 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.
Surprise Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4
- Median age
- 76
- Median weekly household income
- $1,375
- SEIFA score
- 948
- Coordinates
- -40.1196, 143.9115
Surprise Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Surprise Bay 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 seniors (65+) at 63% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 38% |
| Seniors (65+) | 5 | 63% |
Share of the 8 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,375
- Median weekly personal income
- $899
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 0 (0%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Surprise Bay
Where is Surprise Bay?
Surprise Bay is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Surprise Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Surprise Bay had a population of about 4.
Is Surprise Bay an advantaged area?
Surprise Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 948, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 28 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 28% of Australian suburbs.
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