TAS · Meander Valley Council
Golden Valley, TAS, 7304
Current weather
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99% humidity · 8.3 km/h wind · 9.8° / 7.1° today · 11.3 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Golden Valley is a small locality in the Meander Valley area, home to around 226 residents (2021 Census). Data for this suburb is still being populated — check back as collectors add population, crime, schools, and local activity. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 226
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $912
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 18 of 111
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 44.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 12 / 0 / 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.
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bogan Rd Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Highland Lakes Rd Golden Valley Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Sliaba Ban Conservation CovenantNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 1.8/100
- National rank
- 6954th in Australia
- State rank
- 328th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #72 among Metro Hobart · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #194 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 35%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Bogan Rd Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
- Highland Lakes Rd Golden Valley Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
- Sliaba Ban Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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