Cape Portland Postcode

Tasmania

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA Above TAS income

7264

Postcode for Cape Portland, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 243 km from Hobart · Pop. 10

Population

Median Age

$2,250

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

1/10

SEIFA Advantage

59.4

Area (km²)

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

Where Cape Portland ranks: household income is in the top 10% of TAS suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in TAS; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Cape Portland Compares

Cape Portland vs the TAS average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Cape Portland	TAS avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$2,250 +TAS	$1,443	$1,836
Median age	56	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	1/10 -TAS	3.0/10	6.0/10

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.

Cape Portland is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7264. It lies roughly 243 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Dorset.

According to the 2021 Census, Cape Portland has a population of 10 with a median age of 56. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the TAS average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Cape Portland scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Cape Portland is part of the North East statistical area in Tasmania.

Cape Portland Details

Postcode	7264
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	10
Median Age	56 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$699/week
Average Household Size	3 persons
Area	59.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	70.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	1/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-40.7609573
Longitude	148.0364043
Distance from Hobart	243 km
Region (SA4)	Launceston and North East
Area (SA3)	North East
Local Government	Dorset
Federal Electorate	Bass

Age Profile

40.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (40.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	4 (40.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Cape Portland

Rushy Lagoon 10.9 km Musselroe Bay 14.6 km Boobyalla 21.8 km Mount William 25.5 km Tomahawk 26.1 km Gladstone 26.4 km South Mount Cameron 28.9 km Eddystone Point 34.9 km Ansons Bay 36.2 km Eddystone 36.7 km Pioneer 37.2 km Herrick 37.3 km

Same Postcode (7264)

Boobyalla Derby Eddystone Eddystone Point Gladstone Herrick Moorina Mount William Musselroe Bay Pioneer Rushy Lagoon South Mount Cameron Telita Weldborough

More Cape Portland Data

Dorset LGA 39 suburbs, 7 postcodes, 6,829 people Climate & Weather Closest station: St Helens (64.7 km)

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.