Howrah, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Howrah is a beachside suburb on Hobart's Eastern Shore, in the City of Clarence, lying east of Bellerive with views across the River Derwent to the city from Howrah Beach. Clarence Street runs through its centre, separating the hillside homes from the beachside flats. The suburb takes its name from Howrah House, a property established on the Clarence Plains in the 1830s by a retired Indian Army officer, who borrowed the name from Howrah, a place near Calcutta in India. Long a quiet rural district, it was formally gazetted as a locality in 1963 and has since grown into one of the Eastern Shore's larger residential suburbs, with Wentworth Park a hub for local sport and Shoreline Plaza its main shopping centre.
More advantaged than the national average
Howrah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, 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.
Howrah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9,545
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,690
- SEIFA score
- 1021
- Coordinates
- -42.8796, 147.4081
Howrah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Howrah 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 26%, 18% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,574 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 913 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,468 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,238 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,353 | 25% |
Share of the 9,546 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,699 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,384 | 36% |
| Rented | 708 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,653 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 181 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,841 occupied private dwellings in Howrah.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,690
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,097
- Median weekly personal income
- $865
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,406 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 866 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 240 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,428 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Employed full-time
- 2,652
- Employed part-time
- 1,722
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 Howrah
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Howrah is January (average daytime high around 19.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 12.1°C). The area receives roughly 619 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3°C | 14.7°C | 53 mm |
| Feb | 19.2°C | 14.7°C | 41 mm |
| Mar | 18.3°C | 13.9°C | 55 mm |
| Apr | 16.6°C | 12.4°C | 43 mm |
| May | 14.3°C | 10.5°C | 58 mm |
| Jun | 12.6°C | 9.1°C | 52 mm |
| Jul | 12°C | 8.4°C | 41 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 8.1°C | 48 mm |
| Sep | 13.4°C | 9.2°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 14.6°C | 10.3°C | 67 mm |
| Nov | 15.9°C | 11.8°C | 55 mm |
| Dec | 17.6°C | 13.1°C | 62 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Howrah
Where is Howrah?
Howrah is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Howrah?
At the 2021 Census, Howrah had a population of about 9,545.
Is Howrah an advantaged area?
Howrah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Howrah?
Howrah has average daytime highs of about 15.5°C and overnight lows of about 11.4°C, with roughly 619 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Howrah?
Howrah is one of the most populous suburbs in Tasmania — the 5th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 9,545 usual residents).
Where Howrah ranks
Howrah appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Tasmania#5 of 25
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