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TAS · Burnie Council

Romaine, 7320

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,895

Growth (1 yr)

-0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.5%

Median age

40

Median income

$1,449/wk

Employment rate

59.9%

University qualified

11.5%

Work from home

4.1%

Languages at home

4.4%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Arabic, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.3/100
Average

175th in TAS

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Romaine is known for: Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Romaine is a rural locality in Tasmania, in Burnie Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with employment 12% above the peer median. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 60% below the peer median, and mapped flood cover is another area where the suburb performs particularly well. The main trade-offs are lower school ICSEA scores and weaker population growth, with population growth 46% below the peer median.

Romaine is a better fit for people who value daily services and employment more than school quality.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Tasmania (329)

Strengths

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Romaine compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$410/wk

Population (ERP)

1,895

-0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.8%

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

#44

among Country & regional · Established

Pop. growth

9th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

24%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

8th

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
40.3/100 — Average
National rank
4350th in Australia
State rank
175th in TAS
Peer rank
#44 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#110 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
92%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$410
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
7

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,895(June 2025)

-0.2% annual · +2.5% over 5 years · 9th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.2%
5-year growth
+2.5%
Change in 1 year
-3
Change in 5 years
+47
Growth rank in TAS
9th 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 (~1,900), extrapolated at -0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,850
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,449
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
36 of 749
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$280
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
37.2% / 39.1% / 23.6%
Employment rate
59.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.1% / 0.3% / 78.2%
Walked or cycled to work
0.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
665 / 55 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

11.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 26% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.5% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified8.2% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational26% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below54.3% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies23.5%
  • Management and commerce19.9%
  • Society and culture13.6%
  • Health11.8%
  • Education8.4%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services6.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$55,239

67th percentile in TAS · -6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$59,616

65th percentile in TAS · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

18th percentile in TAS · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$59,137

28th percentile in TAS · -7% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

5th percentile in TAS · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7320 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
9,911
Taxpayers reporting net rent
829
Median net rent
-$509
Taxpayers reporting business income
689
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
-27%
Super vs state median
-21%
Business income vs state median
-36%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

4.4% speak a language other than English at home; 9.7% born overseas

Language at home
1,700 English only · 79 other
Non-English at home
4.4%
Born overseas
172 (9.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
149 (8.1%)
Australian citizens
1,715
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
5

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans8 · 29.6%
  • Arabic7 · 25.9%
  • German6 · 22.2%
  • Sinhalese3 · 11.1%
  • Tagalog3 · 11.1%

Religion

54.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 54.1%, while Christianity accounts for 37%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion54.1%49.6%
Christianity37%38.4%
Other / not stated8.9%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11.5%12.7%
Anglican10.3%14.4%
Uniting Church3.9%2.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%2.5%
Brethren2.4%0.2%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Burnie Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
2,211
Against the person
628
Against property
1,473
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
50
State crime-rate percentile
57.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-14.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
182
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
96.04

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
879
Median ICSEA percentile
8th
School list
  • Parklands High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 885 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 408 students · Top SEA quarter 1%View on My School →
  • Romaine Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 873 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 331 students · Top SEA quarter 2%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stop 10, No.17 Blackwood Pde
  • Stop 11, No.3 Manuka Dr
  • Stop 12, No.26 Manuka Dr
  • Stop 13, 45 Manuka Dr
  • Stop 9, No.2 Blackwood Pde

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

7 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
18/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Romaine ReserveNature reserve
Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Emu Valley Rhododendron GardenGarden
  • Shelter (3)
  • Kelly's Waste ManagementWaste Transfer Station

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Romaine ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
14.9%
Woodland / forest cover
14.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
21°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
North West Regional Hospital (5.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
60
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.7

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

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
21° / 12°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 10°
Rainfall
238 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
360 mm · ~45 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
262 mm · ~33 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Braddon
Member of Parliament
Anne URQUHART (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
84,244
Turnout (2025)
93.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+15.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.9 km away).

Coalition 36.3%Labor 63.7%

6.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +13.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • HavenviewLabor 63.7% · Coalition 36.3% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • RomaineLabor 64.6% · Coalition 35.4% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • ActonLabor 70.6% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Shorewell ParkLabor 63.2% · Coalition 36.8% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • StowportLabor 46.3% · Coalition 53.7% TPP (2025)3.7 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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