Fentonbury, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Fentonbury is more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 896, 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.
Fentonbury at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 88
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $966
- SEIFA score
- 896
- Coordinates
- -42.6529, 146.7538
Fentonbury demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Fentonbury 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 32%, 15% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 19 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 14 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 19 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 29 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 10 | 11% |
Share of the 91 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 12 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 11 | 41% |
| Rented | 4 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 30 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 30 occupied private dwellings in Fentonbury.
- Median weekly rent
- $340
- Median monthly mortgage
- $840
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,208
- Median weekly personal income
- $461
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 5 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 9 (10%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 26 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Employed full-time
- 19
- Employed part-time
- 14
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 Fentonbury
Where is Fentonbury?
Fentonbury is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Fentonbury?
At the 2021 Census, Fentonbury had a population of about 88.
Is Fentonbury an advantaged area?
Fentonbury has an ABS SEIFA score of 896, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 11 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of Australian suburbs.
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