Romaine, TAS

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

22/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Romaine is more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 934, 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.

Romaine at a glance

Population (2021): 1,850
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $1,449
SEIFA score: 934
Coordinates: -41.0950, 145.8908

Romaine demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Romaine 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 27%, 23% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	344	19%
Youth (15–24)	215	12%
Young adults (25–44)	458	25%
Mid-life (45–64)	505	27%
Seniors (65+)	328	18%

Share of the 1,850 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	257	36%
Owned with a mortgage	270	38%
Rented	163	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	665	92%
Townhouses & semis	55	8%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 720 occupied private dwellings in Romaine.

Median weekly rent: $280
Median monthly mortgage: $1,300
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,831
Median weekly personal income: $734

Community and culture

Born overseas: 172 (10%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 79 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 149 (8%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 511 (36%)
Labour-force participation: 63.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%
Employed full-time: 531
Employed part-time: 319

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 Romaine

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Romaine is January (average daytime high around 16°C) and the coolest is August (around 6.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	16°C	8.2°C	72 mm
Feb	15.1°C	7.9°C	59 mm
Mar	13.6°C	7.1°C	78 mm
Apr	11.2°C	5.1°C	69 mm
May	8.7°C	3.4°C	113 mm
Jun	7.1°C	2.2°C	110 mm
Jul	6.3°C	1.6°C	132 mm
Aug	6.7°C	0.9°C	97 mm
Sep	8.1°C	1.8°C	80 mm
Oct	10°C	3°C	104 mm
Nov	11.9°C	4.8°C	60 mm
Dec	13.9°C	6.3°C	72 mm

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

Common questions about Romaine

Where is Romaine?

Romaine is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Romaine?

At the 2021 Census, Romaine had a population of about 1,850.

Is Romaine an advantaged area?

Romaine has an ABS SEIFA score of 934, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 22 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 22% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Romaine?

Romaine has average daytime highs of about 10.7°C and overnight lows of about 4.4°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).