Deep Bay Postcode

Tasmania

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
7112
Postcode for Deep Bay, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 39 km from Hobart · Pop. 267
267
Population
54
Median Age
$971
Household Income/wk
$270
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
14.6
Area (km²)

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

Where Deep Bay ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of TAS suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Deep Bay Compares

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

MetricDeep BayTAS avgAU avgGreater Hobart
Household income/wk $971 -TAS $1,443 $1,836 $1,571
Rent/wk $270 -TAS $311 $390 $355
Mortgage/month $800 -TAS $1,401 $1,958 $1,538
Median age 54 46.0 45.0 44.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 ≈TAS 3.0/10 6.0/10 4.0/10
Unemployment 3.8% -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.

Deep Bay is a locality 39 km from Hobart in Tasmania, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 7112. It falls within the South East region. The local government area is Huon Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Deep Bay has a population of 267 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $971, below the TAS average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, lower than the TAS average. The Indigenous population is 46 (17.2% of residents).

Housing in Deep Bay includes a median weekly rent of $270, median monthly mortgage repayment of $800, with 117 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the TAS average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 80.4% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Deep Bay scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Deep Bay is part of the Huon - Bruny Island statistical area in Tasmania.

Deep Bay Details

Postcode7112
StateTasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)267
Median Age54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$971/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$527/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$270
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$800
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area14.6 km²
Population Density18/km²
Total Dwellings117
Australian Citizens91.0%
Indigenous Population46 (17.2%)
Unemployment Rate3.8%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-43.2068908
Longitude147.1380983
Distance from Hobart39 km
Region (SA4)South East
Area (SA3)Huon - Bruny Island
Local GovernmentHuon Valley
Federal ElectorateFranklin

Age Profile

0–14 (15.4%) 15–24 (9.4%) 25–44 (18.4%) 45–64 (27.3%) 65+ (32.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years41 (15.4%)
15–24 years25 (9.4%)
25–44 years49 (18.4%)
45–64 years73 (27.3%)
65+ years87 (32.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (52.3%) Mortgaged (28.0%) Rented (19.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis49 (18.4%)
Asthma34 (12.7%)
Diabetes17 (6.4%)
Heart Disease15 (5.6%)
Lung Condition14 (5.2%)
Cancer13 (4.9%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle3 (2.6%)
1 vehicle39 (33.3%)
2 vehicles52 (44.4%)
3+ vehicles23 (19.7%)

Suburbs Near Deep Bay

Same Postcode (7112)

More Deep Bay Data

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