Lunawanna, TAS

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

20/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Lunawanna is more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 927, 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.

Lunawanna at a glance

Population (2021): 144
Median age: 52
Median weekly household income: $817
SEIFA score: 927
Coordinates: -43.3653, 147.2378

Lunawanna demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Lunawanna 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%, 18% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	14	10%
Youth (15–24)	7	5%
Young adults (25–44)	39	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	46	32%
Seniors (65+)	38	26%

Share of the 144 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	30	55%
Owned with a mortgage	11	20%
Rented	10	18%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	56	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 56 occupied private dwellings in Lunawanna.

Median weekly rent: $200
Median monthly mortgage: $1,083
Average household size: 1.8 people
Median weekly family income: $1,354
Median weekly personal income: $575

Community and culture

Born overseas: 24 (19%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 8 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 7 (5%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 61 (49%)
Labour-force participation: 48.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%
Employed full-time: 22
Employed part-time: 32

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 Lunawanna

Where is Lunawanna?

Lunawanna is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Lunawanna?

At the 2021 Census, Lunawanna had a population of about 144.

Is Lunawanna an advantaged area?

Lunawanna has an ABS SEIFA score of 927, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 20 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of Australian suburbs.