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Wiltshire

Est. population · Jun 2025

33

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.1%

Median age

44

Median income

$1,375/wk

Employment rate

54.2%

University qualified

16.7%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

16.7%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Wiltshire is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Wiltshire is a rural locality in Tasmania. The Black River is part of the surrounding geography.

University qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 41% above the peer median, and mapped flood cover is another of the suburb's defining strengths. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on thinner heritage listings and weaker population growth, with heritage listings 50% below the peer median.

Wiltshire is a better fit for people who value university qualifications more than heritage character.

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

  • University qualifications are a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Heritage listings are a relative weakness
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Tatlows Beach
  • Black River Beach
  • Black River
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Wiltshire compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$200/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

33

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

17.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

41st

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Population

Estimated resident population

33(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +3.1% over 5 years · 41th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+3.1%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+1
Growth rank in TAS
41th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
32
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
17.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 17
Median monthly mortgage
$694
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
58.3% / 41.7% / 0%
Employment rate
54.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 83.3%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
11 / 0 / 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

16.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 41.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified16.7% · 21.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational41.7% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below41.7% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Education57.1%
  • Agriculture and environment42.9%
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.

Community & culture

16.7% speak a language other than English at home; 20% born overseas

Language at home
25 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
16.7%
Born overseas
6 (20%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (9.4%)
Australian citizens
22

Religion

50%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50%, while Christianity accounts for 43.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50%49.6%
Christianity43.8%38.4%
Other / not stated6.2%12.1%

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

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
66
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
2,000

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

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bass Hwy East Of Black Line Rd
  • Wiltshire Junction, No.21096 Bass Hwy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

2 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
3/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Black River BeachBeach
  • Tatlows BeachBeach

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.8%
Woodland / forest cover
4.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
11
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
19°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
Smithton District Hospital (13.2 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)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.3

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
19° / 11°
Rainfall
215 mm · ~27 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
16° / 9°
Rainfall
340 mm · ~42 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 5°
Rainfall
497 mm · ~62 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
15° / 7°
Rainfall
358 mm · ~45 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Monateric25 MONATERIC RD, WILTSHIRE, 7321Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
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 33.8 km away).

Coalition 59.1%Labor 40.9%

16.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +13.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ForestLabor 37.4% · Coalition 62.6% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
  • StanleyLabor 50.5% · Coalition 49.5% TPP (2025)7.1 km away
  • SmithtonLabor 47.3% · Coalition 52.7% TPP (2025)13.3 km away
  • Rocky CapeLabor 44.3% · Coalition 55.7% TPP (2025)20.6 km away
  • Edith CreekLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)22.5 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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