Rossarden, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Rossarden is a small former mining town in the eastern highlands of Tasmania, tucked beneath Stacks Bluff at the southern end of the Ben Lomond range, about 80 kilometres east of Longford. It grew around the Aberfoyle tin and wolfram mine, and through the mid-twentieth century was, in the words of its history, one of Australia's major tin-producing towns, with a sister operation at nearby Storeys Creek. The mine closed in 1982 and much of the population moved away. The locality was formally gazetted under its present name in 1973. Today Rossarden is a quiet settlement valued mainly as a base for bushwalkers heading up Stacks Bluff and into the Ben Lomond high country, its old mining relics scattered through the surrounding bush.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Rossarden is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 844, 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.
Rossarden at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 48
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $624
- SEIFA score
- 844
- Coordinates
- -41.6571, 147.6948
Rossarden demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Rossarden 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 46%, 12% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 10 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 9 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 22 | 46% |
| Seniors (65+) | 7 | 15% |
Share of the 48 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 16 | 62% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 3 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 24 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 24 occupied private dwellings in Rossarden.
- Median weekly rent
- $113
- Median monthly mortgage
- $542
- Average household size
- 1.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $899
- Median weekly personal income
- $466
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 9 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (10%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8 (19%)
- Labour-force participation
- 37.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.3%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 6
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 Rossarden
Where is Rossarden?
Rossarden is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Rossarden?
At the 2021 Census, Rossarden had a population of about 48.
Is Rossarden an advantaged area?
Rossarden has an ABS SEIFA score of 844, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 4 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of Australian suburbs.
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