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TAS · West Coast Council

Zeehan, 7469

Est. population · Jun 2025

719

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.3%

Median age

48

Median income

$951/wk

Employment rate

40.9%

University qualified

6%

Work from home

3.7%

Languages at home

4.9%non-English

Most common: German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44.1/100
Average

Top 33% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Heritage area
  • Regional centre
What Zeehan is known for: Green suburb, Heritage area, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Zeehan is a major regional centre in Tasmania, in West Coast Council. Notable landmarks include Central Hotel, Gaiety Theatre and Grand Hotel and St Fursaeus' Church & Former Convent.

Dining and cafés are a relative strength. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for major regional centres. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 52% below the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on weaker employment and fewer university qualifications, with employment 22% below the peer median.

Zeehan is a better fit for people who value lower rents and open space more than employment.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Tasmania (67)

Strengths

  • Rents are unusually low against comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness
  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Central Hotel
  • Gaiety Theatre and Grand Hotel
  • St Fursaeus' Church & Former Convent
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Zeehan compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$190/wk

Population (ERP)

719

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

27.2%

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

#28

among Country & regional · Mature

Pop. growth

43rd

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

31%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

15th

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
44.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
3361st in Australia
State rank
107th in TAS
Peer rank
#28 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#63 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$190
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
3

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

719(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · +0.3% over 5 years · 43th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
+0.3%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in TAS
43th 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 (~700), extrapolated at -0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
722
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$951
Dwelling vacancy
27.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
119 of 437
Median monthly mortgage
$606
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$160
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
41.6% / 27% / 31.4%
Employment rate
40.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.7% / 0% / 73.6%
Walked or cycled to work
7.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
283 / 28 / 0 (+ 3 other)

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

6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 24.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified6% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified4.5% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational24.8% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below64.7% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies34.2%
  • Society and culture18.1%
  • Management and commerce13.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services11.4%
  • Education6.8%
  • Architecture and building5.5%
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)
$53,190

53rd percentile in TAS · -9% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,425

84th percentile in TAS · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

14th percentile in TAS · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$52,419

15th percentile in TAS · -17% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

2nd percentile in TAS · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7469 — 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
396
Taxpayers reporting net rent
30
Median net rent
$3,162
Taxpayers reporting business income
24
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-27%
Super vs state median
-30%
Business income vs state median
-45%

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

4.9% speak a language other than English at home; 14% born overseas

Language at home
620 English only · 32 other
Non-English at home
4.9%
Born overseas
89 (14%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
51 (7.1%)
Australian citizens
612
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

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

  • German3 · 100%

Religion

51.8%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 51.8%, while Christianity accounts for 30.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion51.8%49.6%
Christianity30.3%38.4%
Other / not stated17.9%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11.8%12.7%
Anglican10.5%14.4%
Jehovah's Witnesses2.5%0.4%

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 Central West Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
1,087
Against the person
334
Against property
692
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
39.3
State crime-rate percentile
48.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-3.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
179
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
248.96

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
1
Median school ICSEA
919
Median ICSEA percentile
15th
School list
  • Zeehan Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 919 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 43 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • IGA Main St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

31 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 libraries · 1 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools · 1 caravan parks · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
31/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.39
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.77
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.16
Food & drink(2)
  • The Main Vault BakehouseCafe

    110 Main Street, Zeehan

  • Hotel CecilPub
Shopping(3)
  • Hotel CecilBottle shop
  • Wraights Milk BarConvenience store
  • IGASupermarket
Everyday services(2)
  • UnitedPetrol station
  • Zeehan LPOPost office

    114 Main Street, Zeehan

Community(2)
  • Zeehan LibraryLibrary
  • Zeehan Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
  • Medical clinic
Sport & outdoors(11)
  • Melba Flats to Zeehan Rail TrailCycling route
  • Montezuma Falls Rail TrailCycling route
  • Spray Tunnel and Comstock TramwaysCycling route
  • Crotty Ridge Regional ReserveNature reserve
  • Howards ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Zeehan Bush Camp Camping & CabinsCaravan park
Places to stay(2)
  • Hotel CecilHotel
  • Heemskirk MotelMotel
Entertainment(1)
  • West Coast Heritage CentreMuseum

    114 Main Street, Zeehan

Other(6)
  • Bench
  • ANZ BankCafe;Bank
  • Car repair
  • Zeehan Fire StationFire station

    91 Main Street, Zeehan

  • Parking
  • TelstraTelephone

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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Zeehan Golf Club

    Golf · +61 3 6471 6291

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Howards ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
20°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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Rosebery Communitiy Hospital (20.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1

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

  • GpGP
Aged-care services
  • HealthWest ( Westcare)ZEEHANHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
17
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.6

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
20° / 10°
Rainfall
299 mm · ~37 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
448 mm · ~56 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 5°
Rainfall
601 mm · ~75 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
15° / 7°
Rainfall
452 mm · ~56 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

8 heritage places

  • ANZ Bank112 MAIN ST, ZEEHAN, 7469Permanently Registered
  • Central Hotel131 MAIN ST, ZEEHAN, 7469Permanently Registered
  • Former Zeehan Police Station and Courthouse114-116 MAIN ST, ZEEHAN, 7469Permanently Registered
  • Gaiety Theatre and Grand Hotel114-116 MAIN ST, ZEEHAN, 7469Permanently Registered
  • School of Mines Buildings114-116 MAIN ST, ZEEHAN, 7469Permanently Registered
  • Shop131A Main ST, Zeehan, 7469Permanently Registered
  • St Fursaeus' Church & Former Convent81 Main ST, Zeehan, 7469Permanently Registered
  • Zeehan Post Office114-116 Main ST, Zeehan, 7469Permanently 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
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 86.0 km away).

Coalition 32.8%Labor 67.2%

10.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +18.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ZeehanLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • RoseberyLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)19.2 km away
  • QueenstownLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)26.7 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 3Labor 75.0% · Coalition 25.0% TPP (2025)26.8 km away
  • TullahLabor 52.0% · Coalition 48.0% TPP (2025)26.9 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

More in West Coast Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Tasmania.