Huonville, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Huonville is the main town of the Huon Valley, set on the Huon River about 40 kilometres south of Hobart. The valley is the country of the Mellukerdee people. Both the town and the river take their name from Huon de Kermadec, an officer on Bruni d'Entrecasteaux's French expedition that charted these waters in 1792. From the nineteenth century the surrounding district became one of Tasmania's great orchard regions, earning a reputation as an apple bowl whose fruit was shipped to Britain and beyond. Huonville today is a busy service centre for the farms and forests around it, with riverside parks, a pedal-boat jetty and easy access to the southern forests and the Huon and Channel touring routes.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Huonville is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 926, 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.
Huonville at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,002
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $1,287
- SEIFA score
- 926
- Coordinates
- -43.0304, 147.0717
Huonville demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Huonville 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 25%, 26% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 546 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 337 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 752 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 761 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 620 | 21% |
Share of the 3,016 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 396 | 35% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 410 | 36% |
| Rented | 301 | 26% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,045 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 71 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,136 occupied private dwellings in Huonville.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,379
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,590
- Median weekly personal income
- $658
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 362 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 134 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 325 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 946 (40%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 697
- Employed part-time
- 461
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 Huonville
Where is Huonville?
Huonville is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Huonville?
At the 2021 Census, Huonville had a population of about 3,002.
Is Huonville an advantaged area?
Huonville has an ABS SEIFA score of 926, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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