Cleveland (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Cleveland is a small rural locality in the Northern Midlands of Tasmania, about 38km south-east of Longford in the island's central farming country. Unusually, the place is said to take its name not from a person or a far-off town but from a breed of horse: it was named in the 1830s for the Cleveland horses then being imported and bred in the district. Formally gazetted as a locality in 1972, Cleveland today is a quiet settlement among the grazing and cropping land of the surrounding Midlands. Its old church stands among the handful of buildings that mark the village, a reminder of the district's nineteenth-century roots.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Cleveland (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, 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.
Cleveland (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 50
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $1,375
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Coordinates
- -41.8085, 147.3825
Cleveland (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cleveland (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 mid-life (45–64) at 39%, 17% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 9 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 19 | 39% |
| Seniors (65+) | 15 | 31% |
Share of the 49 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 11 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 8 | 35% |
| Rented | 4 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 17 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 17 occupied private dwellings in Cleveland (Tas.).
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,469
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $706
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 12 (27%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.5%
- Employed full-time
- 18
- Employed part-time
- 6
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 Cleveland (Tas.)
Where is Cleveland (Tas.)?
Cleveland (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Cleveland (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Cleveland (Tas.) had a population of about 50.
Is Cleveland (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Cleveland (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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