Tullah, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tullah is a small town in the rugged West Coast Range of western Tasmania, set beside Lake Rosebery about 110 kilometres south of Burnie. It began in 1900 as the mining settlement of Mount Farrell, working a silver-lead field, and was renamed Tullah in 1910. For much of the twentieth century it was reached only by a narrow-gauge tramway, and it later swelled as a construction base for the Pieman River hydro-electric scheme before quietening again. Today Tullah is a bushwalking and fishing base for the surrounding wilderness, and it keeps the heritage Wee Georgie Wood Railway, a restored steam tramway named after one of the original mine locomotives. The mountains of the West Coast rise close on every side.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Tullah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 856, 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.
Tullah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 202
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,042
- SEIFA score
- 856
- Coordinates
- -41.7376, 145.6289
Tullah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tullah 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%, 21% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 42 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 15 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 52 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 58 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 47 | 22% |
Share of the 214 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 36 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 22 | 26% |
| Rented | 18 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 73 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 79 occupied private dwellings in Tullah.
- Median weekly rent
- $170
- Median monthly mortgage
- $563
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,666
- Median weekly personal income
- $615
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 17 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 20 (10%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 47 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Employed full-time
- 45
- Employed part-time
- 18
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 Tullah
Where is Tullah?
Tullah is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Tullah?
At the 2021 Census, Tullah had a population of about 202.
Is Tullah an advantaged area?
Tullah has an ABS SEIFA score of 856, 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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