Saltwater River, TAS 7186 — Suburb Profile

Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team

In short

Saltwater River is a suburb of Tasmania, postcode 7186, home to 131 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Tasman local government area (Outer Regional Australia).

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Snapshot

Median house
Median rent$340 /wk
Population131
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGATasman

Demographics

Population
131
Median age
55 years
Median household income
$1,125 /week
Median personal income
$545 /week
Median family income
$1,375 /week
Average household size
2.2
Persons per bedroom
0.8
Local government area
Tasman
Statistical region (SA4)
South East
Remoteness classification
Outer Regional Australia
Federal electorate
Lyons
Source: ABS QuickStats
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Property & cost of living

Median rent
$340 /week
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Rent share of household income
30%

Schools

School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.

Transport

Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.

Lifestyle & amenities

  • 15 parks and reserves

Counts within roughly 3 km of the suburb centre. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Climate

  • Warmest month: Jan (21.8°C avg max)
  • Coolest month: Jul (11.8°C avg max)
  • Annual rainfall: 611 mm
  • Reference station: Hobart (Ellerslie Road), 31.3 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Suburb-level data coming soon. In the meantime, recorded-offence statistics for TAS are published directly by Tasmania Police.

Knowburb is progressively ingesting state police open-data feeds. TAS suburb-level figures will appear here once the source dataset is wired in.

Frequently asked questions

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Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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