Oakdowns, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Oakdowns is more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 993, 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.
Oakdowns at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,897
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $1,778
- SEIFA score
- 993
- Coordinates
- -42.9020, 147.4555
Oakdowns demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Oakdowns 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 37%, 27% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 413 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 190 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 693 | 37% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 354 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 243 | 13% |
Share of the 1,893 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 163 | 21% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 384 | 50% |
| Rented | 207 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 739 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 17 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 756 occupied private dwellings in Oakdowns.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,084
- Median weekly personal income
- $959
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 208 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 140 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 76 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 767 (54%)
- Labour-force participation
- 72.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 661
- Employed part-time
- 340
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 Oakdowns
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Oakdowns is January (average daytime high around 19.3°C) and the coolest is August (around 12.1°C). The area receives roughly 619 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3°C | 14.7°C | 53 mm |
| Feb | 19.2°C | 14.7°C | 41 mm |
| Mar | 18.3°C | 13.9°C | 55 mm |
| Apr | 16.6°C | 12.4°C | 43 mm |
| May | 14.3°C | 10.5°C | 58 mm |
| Jun | 12.6°C | 9.1°C | 52 mm |
| Jul | 12°C | 8.4°C | 41 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 8.1°C | 48 mm |
| Sep | 13.4°C | 9.2°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 14.6°C | 10.3°C | 67 mm |
| Nov | 15.9°C | 11.8°C | 55 mm |
| Dec | 17.6°C | 13.1°C | 62 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Oakdowns
Where is Oakdowns?
Oakdowns is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Oakdowns?
At the 2021 Census, Oakdowns had a population of about 1,897.
Is Oakdowns an advantaged area?
Oakdowns has an ABS SEIFA score of 993, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 53 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Oakdowns?
Oakdowns has average daytime highs of about 15.5°C and overnight lows of about 11.4°C, with roughly 619 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Oakdowns have high household incomes?
Oakdowns has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Tasmania — the 23rd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($1,778 per week).
Where Oakdowns ranks
Oakdowns appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Tasmania#23 of 25
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