Lower Barrington, TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

35/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Lower Barrington is more socio-economically advantaged than about 35% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 962, 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.

Lower Barrington at a glance

Population (2021): 278
Median age: 49
Median weekly household income: $1,604
SEIFA score: 962
Coordinates: -41.2898, 146.2824

Lower Barrington demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Lower Barrington 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 35%, 10% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	51	18%
Youth (15–24)	25	9%
Young adults (25–44)	54	19%
Mid-life (45–64)	98	35%
Seniors (65+)	51	18%

Share of the 279 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	36	41%
Owned with a mortgage	43	49%
Rented	9	10%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	92	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 92 occupied private dwellings in Lower Barrington.

Median weekly rent: $315
Median monthly mortgage: $1,523
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $2,088
Median weekly personal income: $683

Community and culture

Born overseas: 22 (9%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 8 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 7 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 84 (38%)
Labour-force participation: 63.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%
Employed full-time: 77
Employed part-time: 46

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 Lower Barrington

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lower Barrington is January (average daytime high around 23.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.9°C). The area receives roughly 984 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	23.1°C	12.9°C	68 mm
Feb	21.9°C	12.5°C	58 mm
Mar	20.2°C	11.5°C	77 mm
Apr	17.3°C	8.9°C	68 mm
May	14.3°C	7.1°C	96 mm
Jun	12.6°C	5.9°C	97 mm
Jul	11.9°C	5.3°C	120 mm
Aug	12.5°C	4.7°C	93 mm
Sep	14.4°C	5.8°C	78 mm
Oct	16.6°C	7.4°C	109 mm
Nov	18.7°C	9.4°C	56 mm
Dec	20.9°C	10.9°C	64 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Lower Barrington

Where is Lower Barrington?

Lower Barrington is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Lower Barrington?

At the 2021 Census, Lower Barrington had a population of about 278.

Is Lower Barrington an advantaged area?

Lower Barrington has an ABS SEIFA score of 962, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 35 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 35% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Lower Barrington?

Lower Barrington has average daytime highs of about 17°C and overnight lows of about 8.5°C, with roughly 984 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).