St Marys (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
St Marys is a town on the east coast of Tasmania, at the junction of the Tasman and Esk highways about 240 kilometres north-east of Hobart and roughly 130 kilometres east of Launceston, sitting around 10 kilometres inland beneath St Patricks Head. The surrounding ranges include South Sister and the steep descent of Elephant Pass. British navigator Tobias Furneaux sighted St Patricks Head in 1773; a convict probation station operated here in the 1840s, a road was cut across the mountains between 1843 and 1846, and the railway arrived in 1886. The post office carried several names before settling on St Marys in 1869. The St Marys Hotel, dating from 1916, anchors the streetscape, while nearby Douglas Apsley National Park draws visitors. Dairy farming and tourism support the town.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
St Marys (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 848, 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.
St Marys (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 738
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $759
- SEIFA score
- 848
- Coordinates
- -41.5920, 148.1678
St Marys (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile St Marys (Tas.) 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 39%, 15% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 86 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 54 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 95 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 286 | 39% |
| Seniors (65+) | 206 | 28% |
Share of the 727 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 204 | 61% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 71 | 21% |
| Rented | 52 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 323 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 333 occupied private dwellings in St Marys (Tas.).
- Median weekly rent
- $205
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $974
- Median weekly personal income
- $445
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 110 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 25 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 26 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 216 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 41.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.9%
- Employed full-time
- 95
- Employed part-time
- 127
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 St Marys (Tas.)
Where is St Marys (Tas.)?
St Marys (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of St Marys (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, St Marys (Tas.) had a population of about 738.
Is St Marys (Tas.) an advantaged area?
St Marys (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 848, 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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