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railton
Tasmania · Census 2021
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Railton is a leafy residential suburb of Kentish.
Median house price
No median price series for Railton yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb.
People
Population
1,079
Median age
45 yrs
Income / person / wk
$539
Household income / wk
$1,091
Housing
Median rent / wk
$255
Mortgage / month
$975
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 53%
- Top language at home
- French · 0%
- No religion
- 53%
- Born overseas
- 8%
- English only at home
- 98%
Local amenities
Amenity score
11/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
2
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
8.8 km
Nearest train
8.5 km
Nearest hospital
11.3 km
Distance to coast
11.4 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
9.0 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Kentish
- Council population
- 6,558
- Council area
- 1,156 km²
- Density
- 6/km²
- Federal grants
- $3.74M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $571/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Lyons
- Federal MP
- Rebecca White (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 62% 2PP
- State electorate
- Lyons
- State MP
- —
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.