Huon Valley

Tasmania · South East · 18,175 people · 51 suburbs · 7 postcodes

Huon Valley at a glance

18,175

Population

#12 of 29 in TAS

1,755

km² area

10/km² density

45.8

Median age

+3.8 vs TAS

945

SEIFA IRSAD

#8 of 29 in TAS

Schools

7 gov, 2 Cath, 1 indep

15.1%

Born overseas

16.5%

Renting

Map shows the Huon Valley LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Huon Valley is a Local Government Area in Tasmania, in the Hobart region. It covers 51 suburbs across 7 postcodes and an area of 1,755 km². Huon Valley has a population of 18,175 , ranking #12 most populous in TAS. The most populous suburb is Huonville (3,002 residents).About 15.1% of residents were born overseas and 3.9% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

17.3%

9.2%

21.9%

29.5%

22.1%

0–14 (17.3%) 15–24 (9.2%) 25–44 (21.9%) 45–64 (29.5%) 65+ (22.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	3,142 (17.3%)
15–24 years	1,666 (9.2%)
25–44 years	3,972 (21.9%)
45–64 years	5,338 (29.5%)
65+ years	3,997 (22.1%)

15.1%

Born overseas

3.9%

Speak a language other than English at home

10.3%

First Nations

2.4

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

45.3%

38.2%

16.5%

Owned outright (45.3%) Mortgaged (38.2%) Renting (16.5%)

Dwelling type mix

98.7%

Separate house (98.7%) Semi/townhouse (1.0%) Flat/apartment (0.4%)

$287

Median weekly rent

$1,315

Median monthly mortgage

33.6%

Households with 0-1 cars

66.4%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.6%

Unemployment rate

3,918

In full-time work

3,117

In part-time work

Schools in Huon Valley

10 schools across Huon Valley: 70.0% Government, 20.0% Catholic, 10.0% Independent. The TAS average is 72.4% / 14.6% / 13.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 935 (range 863 to 1048). TAS median is 965; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

70.0%

20.0%

10.0%

TAS average for comparison

72.4%

14.6%

13.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

70.0%

10.0%

20.0%

Primary (70.0%) Secondary (10.0%) Combined (20.0%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 935 TAS median 965LGA range 863 to 1048

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 10 schools in Huon Valley, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Huonville High School	Government	Secondary	Huonville	281	901
Huonville Primary School	Government	Primary	Huonville	270	909
St James Catholic College	Catholic	Combined	Cygnet	218	889
Cygnet Primary School	Government	Primary	Cygnet	190	968
Franklin Primary School	Government	Primary	Franklin	154	956
Sacred Heart Catholic School	Catholic	Primary	Geeveston	149	954
Dover District School	Government	Combined	Dover	144	863
Glen Huon Primary School	Government	Primary	Glen Huon	115	1000
Peregrine	Independent	Primary	Nicholls Rivulet	90	1048
Geeveston Primary School	Government	Primary	Geeveston	41	916

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Huon Valley. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

945

Ranked #8 of 29 TAS LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

973

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

984

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

958

Suburbs in Huon Valley

Huon Valley contains 51 suburbs and 7 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Huonville	7109	3,002	$1,287/wk	41
Cygnet	7112	1,742	$1,041/wk	46
Ranelagh	7109	1,484	$1,602/wk	37
Geeveston	7116	1,431	$1,103/wk	44
Franklin	7113	1,301	$1,205/wk	52
Dover	7117	923	$962/wk	55
Glen Huon	7109	742	$1,446/wk	40
Mountain River	7109	606	$1,758/wk	42
Grove	7109	533	$1,625/wk	41
Port Huon	7116	492	$1,152/wk	50
Cradoc	7109	456	$1,333/wk	48
Lucaston	7109	422	$1,944/wk	44
Judbury	7109	414	$1,386/wk	45
Nicholls Rivulet	7112	369	$1,318/wk	47
Gardners Bay	7112	346	$1,051/wk	48
Lymington	7109	319	$1,208/wk	58
Crabtree	7109	308	$1,625/wk	40
Garden Island Creek	7112	282	$1,036/wk	38
Deep Bay	7112	267	$971/wk	54
Pelverata	7150	265	$1,421/wk	45
Petcheys Bay	7109	194	$1,071/wk	54
Castle Forbes Bay	7116	176	$1,221/wk	53
Surges Bay	7116	163	$1,297/wk	50
Strathblane	7109	150	$1,196/wk	48
Southport	7109	149	$756/wk	59
Wattle Grove	7109	135	$1,199/wk	53
Verona Sands	7112	131	$928/wk	49
Abels Bay	7112	127	$766/wk	60
Eggs And Bacon Bay	7112	124	$811/wk	62
Lonnavale	7109	116	$1,375/wk	50
Glaziers Bay	7109	112	$1,478/wk	58
Waterloo	7109	104	$1,218/wk	51
Lower Wattle Grove	7109	102	$1,406/wk	51
Glendevie	7109	87	$949/wk	50
Police Point	7116	76	$1,062/wk	48
Upper Woodstock	7150	66	$1,749/wk	39
Surveyors Bay	7116	56	$966/wk	58
Hastings	7109	54	$833/wk	51
Randalls Bay	7112	53	$1,275/wk	53
Brooks Bay	7116	51	$1,166/wk	53
Charlotte Cove	7112	48	$974/wk	53
Cairns Bay	7116	47	$900/wk	39
Raminea	7109	40	$675/wk	51
Lune River	7109	38	$575/wk	50
Woodstock	7109	35	$1,208/wk	52
Recherche	7109	16	$1,125/wk	56
Ida Bay	7109	14	$1,062/wk	69
Huon Island	7112	7	$725/wk	47
Killora	7150
Southport Lagoon	7109
Tasman Island	7001

Postcodes covered

7001, 7109, 7112, 7113, 7116, 7117, 7150

Compare Huon Valley with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Huon Valley and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Huon Valley (TAS)	18,175	45.8	945	16.5%	15.1%
Kingborough	40,205	41.2	1019	20.8%	21.2%
Derwent Valley	10,599	41.7	874	22.3%	7.8%
Tasman	2,586	57.0	902	15.3%	12.6%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Huon Valley

What is the population of Huon Valley?

The 2021 Census recorded 18,175 people living in Huon Valley, across 51 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Huon Valley?

Huon Valley contains 51 suburbs. The most populous are Huonville, Cygnet, Ranelagh, Geeveston, Franklin.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Huon Valley?

Huon Valley covers 7 postcodes: 7001, 7109, 7112, 7113, 7116, 7117, 7150.

How many schools are in Huon Valley?

Huon Valley has 10 schools, including 7 government, 2 Catholic, and 1 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Huon Valley?

Huon Valley has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 945, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.