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Tasmania · SA2 604031095

What's going on in Smithton

Population 3,934 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#1 of 96 in Tasmania

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (20.7%)

Rank 2

#4 of 96 in Tasmania

for % of adults with no post-school qualification (62.3%)

Rank 3

#40 of 96 in Tasmania

for % of households renting (27.0%)

The three dimensions where Smithton picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,189 / week
#67 of 96 in Tasmania

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
42 years
#52 of 96 in Tasmania

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
27.0%
#40 of 96 in Tasmania

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
5.5%
#47 of 96 in Tasmania

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.80
#79 of 96 in Tasmania

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Smithton's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #60 · one rank above Port Augusta South Australia ↓ #62 · one rank below Roebourne Western Australia

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.