Turners Beach, TAS

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

37/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Turners Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 37% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 965, 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.

Turners Beach at a glance

Population (2021): 1,966
Median age: 46
Median weekly household income: $1,513
SEIFA score: 965
Coordinates: -41.1705, 146.2292

Turners Beach demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Turners 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 30%, 17% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	335	17%
Youth (15–24)	171	9%
Young adults (25–44)	442	23%
Mid-life (45–64)	595	30%
Seniors (65+)	418	21%

Share of the 1,961 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	332	43%
Owned with a mortgage	297	38%
Rented	128	17%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	681	88%
Townhouses & semis	55	7%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 773 occupied private dwellings in Turners Beach.

Median weekly rent: $280
Median monthly mortgage: $1,387
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $1,818
Median weekly personal income: $758

Community and culture

Born overseas: 159 (8%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 59 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 143 (7%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 558 (36%)
Labour-force participation: 61.1%
Unemployment rate: 3%
Employed full-time: 535
Employed part-time: 373

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 Turners Beach

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Turners Beach is January (average daytime high around 23.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.9°C). The area receives roughly 984 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	23.1°C	12.9°C	68 mm
Feb	21.9°C	12.5°C	58 mm
Mar	20.2°C	11.5°C	77 mm
Apr	17.3°C	8.9°C	68 mm
May	14.3°C	7.1°C	96 mm
Jun	12.6°C	5.9°C	97 mm
Jul	11.9°C	5.3°C	120 mm
Aug	12.5°C	4.7°C	93 mm
Sep	14.4°C	5.8°C	78 mm
Oct	16.6°C	7.4°C	109 mm
Nov	18.7°C	9.4°C	56 mm
Dec	20.9°C	10.9°C	64 mm

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

Common questions about Turners Beach

Where is Turners Beach?

Turners Beach is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Turners Beach?

At the 2021 Census, Turners Beach had a population of about 1,966.

Is Turners Beach an advantaged area?

Turners Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 965, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 37 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 37% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Turners Beach?

Turners Beach has average daytime highs of about 17°C and overnight lows of about 8.5°C, with roughly 984 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).