TAS · Kingborough Council
Electrona, TAS, 7054
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
86% humidity · 3.8 km/h wind · 14.2° / 7.7° today · 0.4 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Electrona is a small locality in the Kingborough area, home to around 391 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $525, limited but present public transport access, and a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 391
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,828
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 144
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Employment rate
- 68.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 6 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $525
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 2
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Channel Hwy/Graham St
- No.4 Channel Hwy, Electrona
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
7 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Channel Hwy Electrona InBus stop
Channel Highway, Electrona
- Channel Hwy Electrona OutBus stop
4 Channel Highway, Electrona
- Picnic Table (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 18.7/100
- National rank
- 6592nd in Australia
- State rank
- 249th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #106 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #134 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 53%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Channel Hwy/Graham Sttransport
- No.4 Channel Hwy, Electronatransport
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Channel Hwy Electrona InamenitiesChannel Highway, Electronabus_stop
- Channel Hwy Electrona Outamenities4 Channel Highway, Electronabus_stop
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Similar suburbs
Suburbs with a similar population, SEIFA decile and location.