Telita Postcode

Tasmania

Remote
7264
Postcode for Telita, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 198 km from Hobart · Pop. 38
38
Population
30
Median Age
$624
Household Income/wk
$190
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
12.4
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 Telita ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of TAS suburbs.

How Telita Compares

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

MetricTelitaTAS avgAU avg
Household income/wk $624 -TAS $1,443 $1,836
Rent/wk $190 -TAS $311 $390
Mortgage/month $1,975 +TAS $1,401 $1,958
Median age 30 46.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 +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.

Telita is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7264. It lies roughly 198 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Dorset.

According to the 2021 Census, Telita has a population of 38 with a median age of 30. The median weekly household income is $624, below the TAS average. The Indigenous population is 6 (15.8% of residents).

Housing in Telita includes a median weekly rent of $190, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,975, with 10 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the TAS average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 62.5% of housing.

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

Telita is part of the North East statistical area in Tasmania.

Telita Details

Postcode7264
StateTasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code03
Population (2021)38
Median Age30 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$624/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$812/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$190
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,975
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area12.4 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings10
Australian Citizens65.8%
Indigenous Population6 (15.8%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-41.1327005
Longitude147.7651171
Distance from Hobart198 km
Region (SA4)Launceston and North East
Area (SA3)North East
Local GovernmentDorset
Federal ElectorateBass

Age Profile

0–14 (21.1%) 15–24 (7.9%) 25–44 (39.5%) 45–64 (28.9%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years8 (21.1%)
15–24 years3 (7.9%)
25–44 years15 (39.5%)
45–64 years11 (28.9%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (62.5%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (37.5%)

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)

Diabetes4 (10.5%)
Asthma4 (10.5%)

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 vehicle5 (55.6%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles4 (44.4%)

Suburbs Near Telita

Same Postcode (7264)

More Telita 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.