Kettering, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kettering is a small harbour town on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel in southern Tasmania, about 32 kilometres south of Hobart in the Channel district of Kingborough. The Nuenonne people of Bruny Island are recorded as the traditional custodians of the area. The French navigator Bruni d'Entrecasteaux charted the channel in 1792, and the settlement, first called Little Oyster Cove, was renamed Kettering in 1892. Through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it lived on orchards, timber and scallop fishing, sheltered in its quiet cove. Today Kettering is best known as the departure point for the vehicle ferry to Bruny Island, and its two marinas berth several hundred boats. Boating, aquaculture, apple growing and a longstanding community of artists give the town its character.
More advantaged than the national average
Kettering is more socio-economically advantaged than about 65% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1013, 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.
Kettering at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 943
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,412
- SEIFA score
- 1013
- Coordinates
- -43.1274, 147.2224
Kettering demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kettering 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%, 10% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 147 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 77 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 156 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 297 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 254 | 27% |
Share of the 931 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 191 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 127 | 35% |
| Rented | 38 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 348 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 367 occupied private dwellings in Kettering.
- Median weekly rent
- $365
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,792
- Median weekly personal income
- $690
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 185 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 55 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 40 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 443 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 200
- Employed part-time
- 197
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 Kettering
Where is Kettering?
Kettering is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Kettering?
At the 2021 Census, Kettering had a population of about 943.
Is Kettering an advantaged area?
Kettering has an ABS SEIFA score of 1013, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 65 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 65% of Australian suburbs.
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