Trial Harbour Postcode

Tasmania

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

7469

Postcode for Trial Harbour, TAS
Phone area code: 03 · 206 km from Hobart · Pop. 21

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

18.8

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 Trial Harbour 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 Trial Harbour Compares

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

Metric	Trial Harbour	TAS avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -TAS	$1,443	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$1,163 -TAS	$1,401	$1,958
Median age	65	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.

Trial Harbour is a remote community in Tasmania, with postcode 7469. It lies roughly 206 km from Hobart, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by West Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Trial Harbour has a population of 21 with a median age of 65. The median weekly household income is $900, below the TAS average.

Housing in Trial Harbour includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,163, 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, Trial Harbour scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Trial Harbour is part of the West Coast statistical area in Tasmania.

Trial Harbour Details

Postcode	7469
State	Tasmania (TAS)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	21
Median Age	65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$450/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,163
Average Household Size	1.9 persons
Area	18.8 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Total Dwellings	11
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-41.9295278
Longitude	145.1756655
Distance from Hobart	206 km
Region (SA4)	West and North West
Area (SA3)	West Coast
Local Government	West Coast
Federal Electorate	Braddon

Age Profile

47.6%

38.1%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (47.6%) 65+ (38.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	10 (47.6%)
65+ years	8 (38.1%)

Housing Tenure

61.5%

38.5%

Owned outright (61.5%) Mortgaged (38.5%) 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)

Cancer	6 (28.6%)
Arthritis	4 (19.0%)
Diabetes	4 (19.0%)
Asthma	3 (14.3%)

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	6 (66.7%)
2 vehicles	3 (33.3%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Trial Harbour

Zeehan 14.2 km Granville Harbour 17.8 km Renison Bell 26.7 km Strahan 27.1 km Macquarie Heads 31.8 km Rosebery 33.4 km Corinna 34.5 km Lake Margaret 34.8 km Queenstown 35.5 km Gormanston 40.3 km Tullah 42.2 km Savage River 46.3 km

Same Postcode (7469)

Granville Harbour Renison Bell Zeehan

More Trial Harbour Data

West Coast LGA 11 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 4,264 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Strahan (27.6 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.