Pyengana, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Pyengana is a small dairy district in the green hills of north-eastern Tasmania, lying about 27 kilometres west of the coastal town of St Helens in the Break O'Day council area. The valley was permanently settled around 1875, when George and Margaret Cotton took up the property they named St Columba, and a post office that opened as Georges River in 1885 was renamed Pyengana in 1888. The district is best known for its long-running cheese factory, where a fourth-generation maker produces cloth-bound cheddar, and for nearby St Columba Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in the state with a plunge of about 90 metres. The Pub in the Paddock, set among the fields since 1900, adds to its charm. Dairying and specialty foods remain central.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Pyengana is more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 874, 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.
Pyengana at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 96
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,187
- SEIFA score
- 874
- Coordinates
- -41.2977, 147.9496
Pyengana demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Pyengana 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 38%, 15% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 12 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 7 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 25 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 34 | 38% |
| Seniors (65+) | 11 | 12% |
Share of the 89 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 14 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 12 | 35% |
| Rented | 5 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 38 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 38 occupied private dwellings in Pyengana.
- Median weekly rent
- $215
- Median monthly mortgage
- $700
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,292
- Median weekly personal income
- $599
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 31 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 22
- Employed part-time
- 17
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 Pyengana
Where is Pyengana?
Pyengana is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Pyengana?
At the 2021 Census, Pyengana had a population of about 96.
Is Pyengana an advantaged area?
Pyengana has an ABS SEIFA score of 874, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 7 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of Australian suburbs.
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