Clarence

64,119 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 378 km², 31 suburbs. Council website: ccc.tas.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

64,119

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.4% in a year

Density

170/km²

378 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$740k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$63

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 41
Median household income: $1,602/week
Median rent: $350/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,541/month
Households renting: 22.7%
Average household: 2.4 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

31 suburbs where Clarence holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Howrah	9,545	All	11% / 45%	7
Lindisfarne	6,639	All	9% / 63%	7
Bellerive	4,945	All	10% / 13%	7
Rokeby (Tas.)	4,211	All	16% / 68%	1
Geilston Bay	3,461	All	11% / 87%	7
Risdon Vale	3,171	All	10% / 93%
Warrane	2,695	All	8% / 63%	1
Lauderdale	2,592	All	44% / 23%	8
Mornington (Tas.)	2,469	All	5% / 59%	2
Acton Park (Tas.)	2,293	All	19% / 55%	10
Tranmere (Tas.)	2,218	All	8% / 66%	10
Sandford (Tas.)	2,046	All	15% / 99%	8
Oakdowns	1,897	All	16% / 12%	6
Clarendon Vale	1,635	All	13% / 57%	1
Richmond (Tas.)	1,583	All	8% / 98%	7
Seven Mile Beach	1,467	All	7% / 77%	9
Cambridge (Tas.)	1,454	All	11% / 78%	8
Rose Bay (Tas.)	1,188	All	16% / 19%	8
Campania	1,158	13%	1% / 100%	4
South Arm (Tas.)	963	All	21% / 94%	6
Rosny	842	All	7% / 34%	10
Montagu Bay	718	All	13% / 10%	6
Clifton Beach (Tas.)	618	All	17% / 93%	10
Cremorne (Tas.)	602	All	35% / 83%	9
Otago	596	All	11% / 88%	9
Orielton	430	10%	0% / 100%	6
Opossum Bay	383	All	9% / 89%	6
Mount Rumney	303	All	3% / 100%	9
Dulcot	242	All	3% / 100%	10
Roches Beach	220	All	22% / 26%	9
Risdon	209	All	15% / 100%	5
Grasstree Hill	108	All	7% / 100%	3
Rosny Park	16	All	17% / 0%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

13%

Over 33 of 33 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

58%

Over 33 of 33 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 33 of 33 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Franklin · Julie COLLINS (ALP)97%
Lyons · Rebecca WHITE (ALP)3%

State districts

Franklin97%
Lyons3%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Tasmania council on the council map or the Tasmania council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.