Tunbridge, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tunbridge is a small town in the Midlands of Tasmania, on the Midland Highway roughly midway between Hobart and Launceston and about 24 kilometres north of Oatlands. It was named after one of its original coaching inns, the Tunbridge Wells, which in turn recalled the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. In the nineteenth century, before the railway, Tunbridge was a busy staging post on the main road between the two cities, and at its height it had three coaching inns, each tied to a different coach company. A restored colonial coach is displayed in the town park as a reminder of those days. The Blackman River flows past the town, which today is a quiet rural and grazing district.
Less advantaged than the national average
Tunbridge is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 932, 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.
Tunbridge at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 123
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $933
- SEIFA score
- 932
- Coordinates
- -42.1204, 147.3728
Tunbridge demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tunbridge 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 40%, 21% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 13 | 10% |
| Youth (15–24) | 7 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 26 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 51 | 40% |
| Seniors (65+) | 30 | 24% |
Share of the 127 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 24 | 51% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 13 | 28% |
| Rented | 10 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 57 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 57 occupied private dwellings in Tunbridge.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $542
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,275
- Median weekly personal income
- $471
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 11 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 36 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 40.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.4%
- Employed full-time
- 21
- Employed part-time
- 10
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 Tunbridge
Where is Tunbridge?
Tunbridge is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Tunbridge?
At the 2021 Census, Tunbridge had a population of about 123.
Is Tunbridge an advantaged area?
Tunbridge has an ABS SEIFA score of 932, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.
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