TAS · Clarence Council
Roches Beach, TAS, 7170
Current weather
14°CPartly cloudy
69% humidity · 15.5 km/h wind · 15° / 7.9° today · 1.6 mm rain
Desirability index
#1 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Roches Beach is a small locality in the Clarence area, home to around 220 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 7 public transport stops within the suburb, and a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 220
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $2,333
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 79
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 64.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 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
7 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.145 Roches Beach Rd
- No.19 Roches Beach Rd
- No.82 Roches Beach Rd
- No.93 Roches Beach Rd
- Stop 92, Roches Beach Rd past Terrina St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
13 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (2)
- No.82 Roches Bch Rd InBus stop
82 Roches Beach Road
- No.93 Roches Bch Rd OutBus stop
93 Roches Beach Road
- Roches Bch Rd before Acton RdBus stop
19 Roches Beach Road
- Roches Bch Rd cnr Nowra Rd InBus stop
Roches Beach Road
- Roches Bch Rd Stop 92 InBus stop
216 Roches Beach Road
- Roches Beach TerminusBus stop
145 Roches Beach Road
- Drinking water
- Picnic Table (3)
- Beach LaunchSlipway
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 98.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #1 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
- No.145 Roches Beach Rdtransport
- No.19 Roches Beach Rdtransport
- No.82 Roches Beach Rdtransport
- No.93 Roches Beach Rdtransport
- Stop 92, Roches Beach Rd past Terrina Sttransport
- Beach Launchamenitiesslipway
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
- No.82 Roches Bch Rd Inamenities82 Roches Beach Roadbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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