TAS · Derwent Valley Council
Magra, TAS, 7140
Current weather
12°CPartly cloudy
72% humidity · 7.6 km/h wind · 13.9° / 6.5° today · 0.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#142 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Magra is a small locality in the Derwent Valley area, home to around 759 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $580. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 759
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,617
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 267
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Employment rate
- 59.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 30 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $580
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 1
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- William Hazlewood ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Denmark Hill43 BLACK HILLS RD, MAGRA, 7140Permanently Registered
- Schoolhouse420 BACK RIVER RD, MAGRA, 7140Permanently Registered
- Stanton504 BACK RIVER RD, MAGRA, 7140Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 21.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #142 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Denmark Hillheritage43 BLACK HILLS RD, MAGRA, 7140Permanently Registered
- Schoolhouseheritage420 BACK RIVER RD, MAGRA, 7140Permanently Registered
- Stantonheritage504 BACK RIVER RD, MAGRA, 7140Permanently Registered
- William Hazlewood Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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