Gormanston Postcode

Tasmania

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

7466

Postcode for Gormanston, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 166 km from Hobart · Pop. 32

Population

Median Age

$875

Household Income/wk

$46

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

68.8

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 Gormanston 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 Gormanston Compares

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

Metric	Gormanston	TAS avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$875 -TAS	$1,443	$1,836
Rent/wk	$46 -TAS	$311	$390
Mortgage/month	$417 -TAS	$1,401	$1,958
Median age	59	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 ≈TAS	3.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -TAS	6.0%	5.0%

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.

Gormanston is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7466. It lies roughly 166 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by West Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Gormanston has a population of 32 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $875, below the TAS average.

Housing in Gormanston includes a median weekly rent of $46, median monthly mortgage repayment of $417, with 16 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, Gormanston scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Gormanston is part of the West Coast statistical area in Tasmania.

Gormanston Details

Postcode	7466
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	32
Median Age	59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$875/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$417/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$46
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$417
Average Household Size	2.2 persons
Area	68.8 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	16
Australian Citizens	96.9%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-42.079962
Longitude	145.6198335
Distance from Hobart	166 km
Region (SA4)	West and North West
Area (SA3)	West Coast
Local Government	West Coast
Federal Electorate	Braddon

Age Profile

9.4%

21.9%

43.8%

0–14 (9.4%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (9.4%) 45–64 (21.9%) 65+ (43.8%)

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0–14 years	3 (9.4%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	3 (9.4%)
45–64 years	7 (21.9%)
65+ years	14 (43.8%)

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 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	3 (9.4%)
Asthma	3 (9.4%)

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	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	5 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Gormanston

Queenstown 5.4 km Lake Margaret 10.0 km Strahan 26.2 km Rosebery 31.3 km Zeehan 31.6 km Renison Bell 35.7 km Tullah 37.7 km Macquarie Heads 37.9 km Trial Harbour 40.3 km Lake St Clair 45.1 km Derwent Bridge 50.8 km Walls Of Jerusalem 56.0 km

More Gormanston Data

West Coast LGA 11 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 4,264 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Queenstown (5.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for West Coast 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.