Copping Postcode

Tasmania

Outer Regional

7174

Postcode for Copping, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 37 km from Hobart · Pop. 200

200

Population

Median Age

$1,162

Household Income/wk

$225

Median Rent/wk

5/10

SEIFA Advantage

46.6

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 Copping Compares

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

Metric	Copping	TAS avg	AU avg	Greater Hobart
Household income/wk	$1,162 -TAS	$1,443	$1,836	$1,571
Rent/wk	$225 -TAS	$311	$390	$355
Mortgage/month	$1,159 -TAS	$1,401	$1,958	$1,538
Median age	45	46.0	45.0	44.0
SEIFA decile	5/10 +TAS	3.0/10	6.0/10	4.0/10
Unemployment	9.4% +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.

Copping is a locality 37 km from Hobart in Tasmania, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 7174. It falls within the Hobart region. The local government area is Sorell.

According to the 2021 Census, Copping has a population of 200 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $1,162, below the TAS average. The unemployment rate is 9.4%, higher than the TAS average. The Indigenous population is 9 (4.5% of residents).

Housing in Copping includes a median weekly rent of $225, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,159, with 70 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the TAS average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 92.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Copping scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Copping is part of the Sorell - Dodges Ferry statistical area in Tasmania.

Copping Details

Postcode	7174
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	200
Median Age	45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,162/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$588/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$225
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,159
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	46.6 km²
Population Density	4/km²
Total Dwellings	70
Australian Citizens	97.0%
Indigenous Population	9 (4.5%)
Unemployment Rate	9.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	5/10 (average)
Latitude	-42.8274
Longitude	147.769
Distance from Hobart	37 km
Region (SA4)	Hobart
Area (SA3)	Sorell - Dodges Ferry
Local Government	Sorell
Federal Electorate	Lyons

Age Profile

20.5%

24.5%

29.5%

20.0%

0–14 (20.5%) 15–24 (4.5%) 25–44 (24.5%) 45–64 (29.5%) 65+ (20.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	41 (20.5%)
15–24 years	9 (4.5%)
25–44 years	49 (24.5%)
45–64 years	59 (29.5%)
65+ years	40 (20.0%)

Housing Tenure

46.2%

Owned outright (46.2%) Mortgaged (46.2%) Rented (7.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	25 (12.5%)
Asthma	15 (7.5%)
Heart Disease	13 (6.5%)
Diabetes	5 (2.5%)
Cancer	5 (2.5%)

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 (20.0%)
2 vehicles	30 (42.9%)
3+ vehicles	26 (37.1%)

Suburbs Near Copping

Bream Creek 5.7 km Boomer Bay 5.9 km Marion Bay 7.1 km Connellys Marsh 7.5 km Forcett 7.5 km Carlton River 7.5 km Dunalley 7.6 km Kellevie 8.2 km Primrose Sands 9.8 km Carlton 10.3 km Dodges Ferry 11.4 km Wattle Hill 11.7 km

More Copping Data

Sorell LGA 20 suburbs, 7 postcodes, 16,776 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Hobart (36.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Sorell 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.