Musselroe Bay Postcode

Tasmania

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

7264

Postcode for Musselroe Bay, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 238 km from Hobart · Pop. 28

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$150

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

65.3

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 Musselroe 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 Musselroe Bay Compares

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

Metric	Musselroe Bay	TAS avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -TAS	$1,443	$1,836
Rent/wk	$150 -TAS	$311	$390
Median age	68	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.

Musselroe Bay is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7264. It lies roughly 238 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Dorset.

According to the 2021 Census, Musselroe Bay has a population of 28 with a median age of 68. The median weekly household income is $900, below the TAS average.

Housing in Musselroe Bay includes a median weekly rent of $150, 11 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, Musselroe Bay scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Musselroe Bay is part of the North East statistical area in Tasmania.

Musselroe Bay Details

Postcode	7264
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	28
Median Age	68 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$462/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$150
Average Household Size	1.7 persons
Area	65.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	11
Australian Citizens	78.6%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-40.8404579
Longitude	148.1739075
Distance from Hobart	238 km
Region (SA4)	Launceston and North East
Area (SA3)	North East
Local Government	Dorset
Federal Electorate	Bass

Age Profile

21.4%

60.7%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (21.4%) 65+ (60.7%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	6 (21.4%)
65+ years	17 (60.7%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

Lung Condition	6 (21.4%)
Heart Disease	5 (17.9%)
Asthma	4 (14.3%)
Arthritis	3 (10.7%)
Cancer	3 (10.7%)

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	7 (63.6%)
3+ vehicles	4 (36.4%)

Suburbs Near Musselroe Bay

Mount William 11.6 km Rushy Lagoon 13.8 km Cape Portland 14.6 km Gladstone 15.8 km Eddystone Point 21.2 km Eddystone 22.3 km Ansons Bay 23.1 km Boobyalla 26.1 km South Mount Cameron 26.2 km Pioneer 34.1 km Tomahawk 34.7 km Herrick 35.7 km

Same Postcode (7264)

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

More Musselroe Bay Data

Dorset LGA 39 suburbs, 7 postcodes, 6,829 people Climate & Weather Closest station: St Helens (53.7 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.