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shearwater
Tasmania · Census 2021
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Shearwater is a coastal suburb of Latrobe (Tas.).
Median house price
No median price series for Shearwater yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb.
People
Population
2,051
Median age
58 yrs
Income / person / wk
$581
Household income / wk
$1,104
Housing
Median rent / wk
$295
Mortgage / month
$1,500
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 45%
- Top language at home
- German · 0%
- No religion
- 45%
- Born overseas
- 14%
- English only at home
- 97%
Local amenities
Amenity score
27/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
1
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
16.2 km
Nearest hospital
12.2 km
Distance to coast
1.0 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths · 1 IGA. 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
11.0 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Latrobe (Tas.)
- Council population
- 12,228
- Council area
- 601 km²
- Density
- 20/km²
- Federal grants
- $2.50M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $204/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Braddon
- Federal MP
- Anne Urquhart (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 57% 2PP
- State electorate
- Braddon
- State MP
- —
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.