Triabunna, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Triabunna sits on Tasmania's east coast at Spring Bay, sheltered where MacCleans Creek meets the sea, about 86 kilometres north-east of Hobart and a little north of Orford. Its name is said to come from an Aboriginal Tasmanian word for the native hen, the stocky flightless bird of the island's paddocks and wetlands. The town began in 1830 as a military post and soon supported a cluster of shore-based whaling stations around the bay. Today it is the civic heart of the Glamorgan Spring Bay district and a working fishing port, best known to travellers as the embarkation point for the ferry across to Maria Island National Park, which lies just offshore.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Triabunna is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 857, 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.
Triabunna at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 905
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $919
- SEIFA score
- 857
- Coordinates
- -42.4687, 147.9322
Triabunna demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Triabunna 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 seniors (65+) at 31%, 23% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 117 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 90 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 162 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 250 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 279 | 31% |
Share of the 898 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 185 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 97 | 24% |
| Rented | 93 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 382 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 397 occupied private dwellings in Triabunna.
- Median weekly rent
- $245
- Median monthly mortgage
- $942
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,125
- Median weekly personal income
- $493
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 65 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 14 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 88 (10%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 218 (28%)
- Labour-force participation
- 42.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5%
- Employed full-time
- 172
- Employed part-time
- 126
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 Triabunna
Where is Triabunna?
Triabunna is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Triabunna?
At the 2021 Census, Triabunna had a population of about 905.
Is Triabunna an advantaged area?
Triabunna has an ABS SEIFA score of 857, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.
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