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TAS · Northern Midlands Council
Longford, 7301
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,505
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.1%
Median age
47
Median income
$1,212/wk
Employment rate
51.8%
Languages at home
2.9%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Nepali, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Longford sits in Northern Midlands Council as a regional mid-sized suburb that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.
Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The built character feels historic and distinctive, with heritage detail visible throughout.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer schools and education relative to similar regional towns.
At a glance
Longford snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$445/wk
Population (ERP)
4,505
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#4
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
2nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
82nd
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
15th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 54.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 13% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 1643rd in Australia
- State rank
- 42nd in TAS
- Peer rank
- #4 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #20 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $445
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 12
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · latest monthly release · Updated · Monthly XLSX release
Population
Estimated resident population
4,505(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +8.1% over 5 years · 82th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- +8.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +46
- Change in 5 years
- +338
- Growth rank in TAS
- 82th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,800), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,268
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,212
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 134 of 1,863
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 51.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,484 / 81 / 143 (+ 24 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1,221
- Against the person
- 232
- Against property
- 953
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 271
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 18 residents
- State safety percentile
- 2.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +19.2%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property953
- Offences Against The Person232
- Total Offences1221
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 921
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 15th
School list
- Longford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 921 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 230 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Longford Kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.118 Marlborough St
- No.19 Wellington St (Cnr Union St)
- No.65 Marlborough St
- Wellington St Cnr Smith St
- Wellington St Outside Village Green
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 2 places of worship · 1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Decent local green space — 7 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 73/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.23
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.41
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.64
Food & drink(6)
- Sticky Beaks CaféCafe
- Chinese Big WokFast food
- Longford Milk Bar & TakeawaysFast food
- Blenheim InnPub
- The Queen's Arms HotelPub
69 Wellington Street, Longford
- Happy ChefRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- IGASupermarket
Community(3)
- Longford KindergartenKindergarten
- Longford Primary SchoolSchool
- Longford Town HallTownhall
Health & services(2)
- chemistPharmacy
- Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(8)
- Park (2)
- Summerfield ParkPark
- Playground
- DanceZoneSports centre
- Longford Race CourseSports centre
- Sports centre
- Sports field
Other(20)
- Commonwealth BankATM
- Attraction
- Brickendon EstateAttraction
- Iron Horse Trough & LampAttraction
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Meraki BeautyBeauty salon
Unit 2 20 Marlborough Street, Longford
- Mitre 10Doityourself
- Longford Fire StationFire station
29-31 Marlborough Street, Longford
- Garden Centre
- Grave Yard
- Guest House
- Racecourse InnGuest House
114 Marlborough Street, Longford
- Hairdresser
- M&MHairdresser
- Caltex LongfordPetrol station
- Christ ChurchPlace of worship
- ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Telephone (2)
- Track (3)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bishopsbourne Rd Longford Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Blenheim Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Longford Village GreenPark
- Summerfield ParkPark
- Woodstock Lagoon Private SanctuaryNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 27
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Christ Church
- Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Toosey Aged and Community Care (1.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Medical CentreDoctor
- Toosey Aged and Community CareArcher StreetHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 136
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.2
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 173 mm · ~22 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 185 mm · ~23 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 7° / -0°
- Rainfall
- 250 mm · ~31 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 229 mm · ~29 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
109 heritage places
- ANZ Bank6 MARLBOROUGH ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Affleck's Old Flour Mill10 UNION ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Baptist Church41-43 WELLINGTON ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Bellamona2 PAKENHAM ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Belmont32 PATON ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Berriedale44 WELLINGTON ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Beulah103 WELLINGTON ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Blenheim Hotel12 MALBOROUGH ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Bowthorpe518 PATEENA RD, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
- Braeside34 GODERICH ST, LONGFORD, 7301Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lyons
- Member of Parliament
- Rebecca WHITE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 88,977
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +10.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 14.0 km away).
Coalition 42.7%Labor 57.3%
4.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +15.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- LongfordLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- PerthLabor 57.5% · Coalition 42.5% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
- CarrickLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
- CressyLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
- HadspenLabor 59.6% · Coalition 40.4% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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