Tewkesbury Postcode

Tasmania

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

7321

Postcode for Tewkesbury, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 228 km from Hobart · Pop. 81

Population

Median Age

$1,274

Household Income/wk

$180

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

81.9

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 Tewkesbury ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Tewkesbury Compares

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

Metric	Tewkesbury	TAS avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,274 -TAS	$1,443	$1,836
Rent/wk	$180 -TAS	$311	$390
Mortgage/month	$1,300 ≈TAS	$1,401	$1,958
Median age	54	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.

Tewkesbury is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7321. It lies roughly 228 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Burnie.

According to the 2021 Census, Tewkesbury has a population of 81 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,274, below the TAS average. The Indigenous population is 6 (7.4% of residents).

Housing in Tewkesbury includes a median weekly rent of $180, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 34 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the TAS average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 86.7% of housing.

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

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

Tewkesbury Details

Postcode	7321
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	81
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,274/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$493/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$180
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,300
Average Household Size	2.2 persons
Area	81.9 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	34
Australian Citizens	96.3%
Indigenous Population	6 (7.4%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-41.2007565
Longitude	145.7499328
Distance from Hobart	228 km
Region (SA4)	West and North West
Area (SA3)	West Coast
Local Government	Burnie
Federal Electorate	Braddon

Age Profile

7.4%

24.7%

39.5%

32.1%

0–14 (3.7%) 15–24 (7.4%) 25–44 (24.7%) 45–64 (39.5%) 65+ (32.1%)

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0–14 years	3 (3.7%)
15–24 years	6 (7.4%)
25–44 years	20 (24.7%)
45–64 years	32 (39.5%)
65+ years	26 (32.1%)

Housing Tenure

53.3%

33.3%

13.3%

Owned outright (53.3%) Mortgaged (33.3%) Rented (13.3%)

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	16 (19.8%)
Heart Disease	10 (12.3%)
Diabetes	9 (11.1%)
Asthma	9 (11.1%)
Dementia	5 (6.2%)
Lung Condition	4 (4.9%)
Cancer	3 (3.7%)

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	5 (15.6%)
2 vehicles	15 (46.9%)
3+ vehicles	12 (37.5%)

Suburbs Near Tewkesbury

Highclere 5.3 km West Ridgley 5.3 km Hampshire 6.4 km Henrietta 6.5 km East Ridgley 9.6 km Elliott 10.2 km Yolla 10.2 km Ridgley 10.3 km Oonah 11.3 km Upper Natone 13.2 km Upper Stowport 13.2 km Oldina 14.1 km

Same Postcode (7321)

More Tewkesbury Data

Burnie LGA 33 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 19,903 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Burnie (21.5 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Burnie 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.