Hagley, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hagley is a small farming village in northern Tasmania's Meander Valley, on flat land near the Meander River about 22 kilometres south-west of Launceston and a few kilometres from Westbury. An early landholder, William Thomas Lyttleton, named his grant Hagley after a town and hall of that name in England. Long a dairy and pea-growing district, the surrounding farmland today also grows poppies for the pharmaceutical industry. The village is home to Hagley Farm Primary School — said to be the oldest school in Australia dedicated to agricultural education, dating to 1865 — and to Quamby Estate, the former home of the early Tasmanian premier Sir Richard Dry, now a country retreat. Around 330 people live in Hagley.
Around the national middle
Hagley is more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 975, 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.
Hagley at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 340
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,839
- SEIFA score
- 975
- Coordinates
- -41.5230, 146.9143
Hagley demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hagley 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 27%, 19% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 68 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 33 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 75 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 92 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 77 | 22% |
Share of the 345 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 42 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 46 | 39% |
| Rented | 23 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 114 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 114 occupied private dwellings in Hagley.
- Median weekly rent
- $213
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,192
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,971
- Median weekly personal income
- $864
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 15 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 102 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 106
- Employed part-time
- 58
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 Hagley
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Hagley is January (average daytime high around 24°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.9°C). The area receives roughly 778 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°C | 12.2°C | 54 mm |
| Feb | 22.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm |
| Mar | 20.6°C | 10.3°C | 61 mm |
| Apr | 17.1°C | 7.5°C | 53 mm |
| May | 13.6°C | 5.2°C | 72 mm |
| Jun | 11.4°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm |
| Jul | 10.9°C | 3°C | 89 mm |
| Aug | 11.8°C | 2.8°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14.1°C | 4.3°C | 59 mm |
| Oct | 16.4°C | 6°C | 82 mm |
| Nov | 19°C | 8.3°C | 50 mm |
| Dec | 21.6°C | 10.1°C | 65 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Hagley
Where is Hagley?
Hagley is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Hagley?
At the 2021 Census, Hagley had a population of about 340.
Is Hagley an advantaged area?
Hagley has an ABS SEIFA score of 975, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 43 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Hagley?
Hagley has average daytime highs of about 16.9°C and overnight lows of about 7.1°C, with roughly 778 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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