Brooks Bay Postcode

Tasmania

Remote

7116

Postcode for Brooks Bay, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 47 km from Hobart · Pop. 51

Population

Median Age

$1,166

Household Income/wk

$210

Median Rent/wk

3/10

SEIFA Advantage

2.7

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

How Brooks Bay Compares

Brooks Bay vs the TAS average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Brooks Bay	TAS avg	AU avg	Greater Hobart
Household income/wk	$1,166 -TAS	$1,443	$1,836	$1,571
Rent/wk	$210 -TAS	$311	$390	$355
Mortgage/month	$901 -TAS	$1,401	$1,958	$1,538
Median age	53	46.0	45.0	44.0
SEIFA decile	3/10 ≈TAS	3.0/10	6.0/10	4.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -TAS	6.0%	5.0%	6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the TAS average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Brooks Bay is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7116. It lies roughly 47 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Huon Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Brooks Bay has a population of 51 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $1,166, below the TAS average.

Housing in Brooks Bay includes a median weekly rent of $210, median monthly mortgage repayment of $901, with 23 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the TAS average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Brooks Bay scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Brooks Bay is part of the West Coast statistical area in Tasmania.

Brooks Bay Details

Postcode	7116
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	51
Median Age	53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,166/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$700/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$210
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$901
Average Household Size	2 persons
Area	2.7 km²
Population Density	19/km²
Total Dwellings	23
Australian Citizens	86.3%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	3/10 (below average)
Latitude	-43.2357533
Longitude	147.018638
Distance from Hobart	47 km
Region (SA4)	West and North West
Area (SA3)	West Coast
Local Government	Huon Valley
Federal Electorate	Franklin

Age Profile

23.5%

13.7%

37.3%

23.5%

0–14 (23.5%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (13.7%) 45–64 (37.3%) 65+ (23.5%)

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0–14 years	12 (23.5%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	7 (13.7%)
45–64 years	19 (37.3%)
65+ years	12 (23.5%)

Housing Tenure

66.7%

33.3%

Owned outright (66.7%) Mortgaged (33.3%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	14 (27.5%)
Heart Disease	4 (7.8%)
Cancer	4 (7.8%)
Asthma	3 (5.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	14 (70.0%)
2 vehicles	6 (30.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Brooks Bay

Glendevie 2.5 km Surges Bay 2.7 km Police Point 2.8 km Lymington 5.0 km Waterloo 5.1 km Petcheys Bay 5.1 km Abels Bay 7.1 km Huon Island 7.1 km Eggs And Bacon Bay 7.1 km Cairns Bay 7.2 km Wattle Grove 7.5 km Surveyors Bay 7.5 km

Same Postcode (7116)

Cairns Bay Castle Forbes Bay Geeveston Police Point Port Huon Surges Bay Surveyors Bay

More Brooks Bay Data

Huon Valley LGA 51 suburbs, 7 postcodes, 18,175 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Bruny Island (25.5 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Huon Valley LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.