Tasmania council

Waratah-Wynyard

14,916 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 3,536 km², 29 suburbs. Council website: warwyn.tas.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

14,916

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year

Density

4.2/km²

3,536 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$495k

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

Federal grants per resident

$308

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.7 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

29

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

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
48
Median household income
$1,138/week
Median rent
$240/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,200/month
Households renting
24.1%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

29 suburbs where Waratah-Wynyard holds most residents. 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.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Wynyard6,296All4% / 88%2
Somerset (Tas.)4,067All<1% / 93%1
Sisters Beach511All2% / 98%3
Mount Hicks356All0% / 100%4
Elliott (Tas.)355All0% / 100%3
Boat Harbour (Tas.)339All3% / 100%5
Yolla286All0% / 100%3
Flowerdale (Tas.)279All17% / 100%6
Waratah (Tas.)249All0% / 100%1
Calder231All1% / 100%3
Moorleah161All5% / 100%3
Sisters Creek161All6% / 83%3
Oldina145All<1% / 100%3
Lapoinya143All1% / 100%3
Henrietta137All0% / 100%1
Boat Harbour Beach89All0% / 72%5
Doctors Rocks89All0% / 97%5
Table Cape87All0% / 100%6
Takone80All0% / 100%1
Milabena77All0% / 97%3
Myalla (Tas.)66All10% / 100%3
Preolenna58All0% / 100%3
Savage River23All0% / 100%
West Takone6All0% / 100%1
Guildford (Tas.)All0% / 100%
LuinaAll0% / 100%
Meunna75%0% / 100%
Oonah94%0% / 100%
Parrawe98%0% / 100%

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

3%

Over 29 of 29 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

92%

Over 29 of 29 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 29 of 29 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

  • Braddon · Anne URQUHART (ALP)100%

State districts

  • Braddon100%

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.