Tasmania · Postcode 7304

Doctors Point postcode and suburb data

Tasmania · Phone area code 03 · 133 km from Hobart

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
8
Population (2021)
$474
Household income/wk
70
Median age
1/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Doctors Point at a glance vs TAS

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

7304 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
8 People Resident population, Census 2021
Central Highlands (Tas.) Council area 46 suburbs, 3 postcodes
70 Median age Years, Census 2021
$474/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 1/10 SEIFA advantage Very low SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against TAS

Household income
$474/wk
67% below TAS average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
1/10
2.0 deciles below TAS average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
70 years
24.0 years older than TAS average
Resident median age

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

Where Doctors Point ranks: household income sits in the bottom 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.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Doctors Point vs the TAS average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricDoctors PointTAS avgAU avg
Household income/wk $474 -TAS $1,443 $1,836
Mortgage/month $596 -TAS $1,401 $1,958
Median age 70 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.

Doctors Point is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7304. It lies roughly 133 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Central Highlands (Tas.).

According to the 2021 Census, Doctors Point has a population of 8 with a median age of 70. The median weekly household income is $474, below the TAS average.

Housing in Doctors Point includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $596, 5 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, Doctors Point scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Doctors Point is part of the Devonport statistical area in Tasmania.

Doctors Point details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode7304
StateTasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)8
Median Age70 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$474/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$596
Average Household Size1.2 persons
Area1.5 km²
Population Density5/km²
Total Dwellings5
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-41.7888033
Longitude146.6821643
Distance from Hobart133 km
Region (SA4)West and North West
Area (SA3)Devonport
Local GovernmentCentral Highlands (Tas.)
Federal ElectorateLyons
State ElectorateLyons (Montgomery)
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Hobart (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (37.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years3 (37.5%)
65+ years3 (37.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Doctors Point is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis4 (50.0%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle4 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.