Swanston, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Swanston is more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 968, 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.
Swanston at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4
- Median age
- 67
- Median weekly household income
- $575
- SEIFA score
- 968
- Coordinates
- -42.3317, 147.7535
Swanston demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Swanston 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, 0% of residents were born overseas.
Housing and households
- Median monthly mortgage
- $500
- Average household size
- 1 people
- Median weekly personal income
- $575
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4 (100%)
- Labour-force participation
- 33.3%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Swanston
Where is Swanston?
Swanston is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Swanston?
At the 2021 Census, Swanston had a population of about 4.
Is Swanston an advantaged area?
Swanston has an ABS SEIFA score of 968, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 39 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 39% of Australian suburbs.
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