Westbury (Tas.), TAS
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Westbury is a village in northern Tasmania, about 30 kilometres west of Launceston on the Bass Highway. Laid out from 1828, it grew as a garrison settlement in the 1830s, with parcels of land granted to military pensioners. Its best-known feature is the village green at its centre, often described as the only traditional English-style village green in Australia, laid out around the old military barracks. The town was named after Westbury in Wiltshire, England. Heritage buildings line the streets, among them the National Trust-listed White House, while Pearn's Steam World displays a large collection of vintage steam engines and farm machinery. Today the surrounding district supports agriculture, and Westbury is the seat of the Meander Valley Council.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Westbury (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 916, 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 Westbury (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 Westbury (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
16/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (16/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
57/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $260 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 57% 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.
Westbury (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,272
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,122
- SEIFA score
- 916
- Local government area
- Meander Valley
- Coordinates
- -41.5037, 146.8234
Map of Westbury (Tas.)
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Housing & property in Westbury (Tas.)
What it costs to live in Westbury (Tas.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $260
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,249
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 20%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Westbury (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.
Westbury (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Westbury (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 seniors (65+) at 28% and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 374 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 198 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 456 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 619 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 630 | 28% |
Share of the 2,277 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 425 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 295 | 31% |
| Rented | 189 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 889 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 45 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 943 occupied private dwellings in Westbury (Tas.).
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,394
- Median weekly personal income
- $578
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 290 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 48 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 72 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 683 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Employed full-time
- 524
- Employed part-time
- 364
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.
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Common questions about Westbury (Tas.)
Is Westbury (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, Westbury (Tas.) rates 30/100 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 Westbury (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Westbury (Tas.) was $260, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,249. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Westbury (Tas.)?
Westbury (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Meander Valley local government area.
What is the population of Westbury (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Westbury (Tas.) had a population of about 2,272.
Is Westbury (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Westbury (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 916, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.
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