Nile, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Nile is a rural locality in the Northern Midlands of Tasmania, about 30km south-east of Launceston and 18km south-east of Perth, with the South Esk River forming part of its western boundary. The area was originally known as Lymington, and the present name was formally adopted when the locality was gazetted in 1959. It remains a quiet farming district of paddocks and grazing land. Its best-known landmark is Clarendon House, an imposing Georgian mansion built in 1838 beside the South Esk River; once the centre of a large wool and grain estate, it is now owned by the National Trust and open to visitors as one of Australia's grandest colonial homesteads.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Nile is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 921, 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.
Nile at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 121
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,458
- SEIFA score
- 921
- Coordinates
- -41.6835, 147.3978
Nile demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Nile 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 36%, 35% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 12 | 9% |
| Youth (15–24) | 23 | 18% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 21 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 46 | 36% |
| Seniors (65+) | 26 | 20% |
Share of the 128 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 10 | 19% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 19 | 37% |
| Rented | 18 | 35% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 54 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 54 occupied private dwellings in Nile.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,040
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,916
- Median weekly personal income
- $820
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 37 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.9%
- Employed full-time
- 33
- Employed part-time
- 23
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 Nile
Where is Nile?
Nile is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Nile?
At the 2021 Census, Nile had a population of about 121.
Is Nile an advantaged area?
Nile has an ABS SEIFA score of 921, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
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