Battery Point, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Battery Point is one of Hobart's oldest and most intact historic neighbourhoods, set on a rise immediately south of the city centre and waterfront in Tasmania. Its narrow streets are lined with colonial-era cottages and merchants' houses, centred on the small circle of workers' cottages at Arthur Circus, and it adjoins the Salamanca Place arts and market precinct. The suburb takes its name from a coastal gun battery established there in 1818; the guns were removed in the 1870s and the site became Princes Park. Much of the area's 19th-century character survives, having been protected from redevelopment in the early 1970s.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Battery Point is more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1102, 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.
Battery Point at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,096
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,891
- SEIFA score
- 1102
- Coordinates
- -42.8901, 147.3330
Battery Point demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Battery Point 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 34%, 47% of homes are rented, and 35% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 176 | 8% |
| Youth (15–24) | 198 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 704 | 34% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 436 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 578 | 28% |
Share of the 2,092 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 375 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 123 | 12% |
| Rented | 464 | 47% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 347 | 35% |
| Townhouses & semis | 159 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 479 | 49% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 985 occupied private dwellings in Battery Point.
- Median weekly rent
- $450
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,433
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,080
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 694 (35%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 421 (21%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 23 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,487 (79%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Employed full-time
- 611
- Employed part-time
- 439
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 Battery Point
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Battery Point is January (average daytime high around 21°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.6°C). The area receives roughly 823 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°C | 12.8°C | 64 mm |
| Feb | 20.2°C | 12.4°C | 55 mm |
| Mar | 18.9°C | 11.6°C | 74 mm |
| Apr | 16.6°C | 9.9°C | 44 mm |
| May | 13.8°C | 7.8°C | 68 mm |
| Jun | 12.1°C | 6.7°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 11.6°C | 5.9°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14°C | 6.8°C | 60 mm |
| Oct | 15.6°C | 8°C | 99 mm |
| Nov | 17.2°C | 9.6°C | 81 mm |
| Dec | 19.1°C | 11°C | 82 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Battery Point
Where is Battery Point?
Battery Point is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Battery Point?
At the 2021 Census, Battery Point had a population of about 2,096.
Is Battery Point an advantaged area?
Battery Point has an ABS SEIFA score of 1102, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 95 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Battery Point?
Battery Point has average daytime highs of about 16°C and overnight lows of about 9°C, with roughly 823 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Battery Point have high household incomes?
Battery Point has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Tasmania — the 12th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($1,891 per week).
Where Battery Point ranks
Battery Point appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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