TAS · George Town Council
Mount Direction, TAS, 7252
Current weather
12.1°CLight drizzle
88% humidity · 10.6 km/h wind · 13.4° / 9.9° today · 5.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#73 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Mount Direction is a small locality in the George Town area, home to around 248 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show limited but present public transport access. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 248
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,825
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 96
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 64.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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.
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- East Tamar Hwy (South Of Dalrymple Rd)
- No.2405 East Tamar Hwy
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
1 state heritage place
- Mount Direction Signal StationDALRYMPLE RD, MOUNT DIRECTION, 7252Permanently 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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 30.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #73 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Mount Direction Signal StationheritageDALRYMPLE RD, MOUNT DIRECTION, 7252Permanently Registered
- East Tamar Hwy (South Of Dalrymple Rd)transport
- No.2405 East Tamar Hwytransport
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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