TAS · Kingborough Council
Middleton, 7163
Current weather
10.8°CPartly cloudy
85% humidity · 11 km/h wind · 11.8° / 6.5° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Middleton (Tas.) is a small locality in the Kingborough area, home to around 287 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5 public transport stops within the suburb. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 287
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,357
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 27 of 135
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,419
- Employment rate
- 45.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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.
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Channel Hwy/Millers Rd
- Channel Hwy/Millers Rd
- Channel Hwy/Slab Rd
- Channel Hwy/Slab Rd
- No.4409 Channel Hwy (cnr Beach Rd)
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
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- John Watson's Slip Cottages70 ESPLANADE RD, MIDDLETON, 7163Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 8
- 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
- 23.0/100
- National rank
- 6196th in Australia
- State rank
- 246th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #13 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #17 among Coastal & beach 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
- John Watson's Slip Cottagesheritage70 ESPLANADE RD, MIDDLETON, 7163Permanently Registered
- Channel Hwy/Millers Rdtransport
- Channel Hwy/Millers Rdtransport
- Channel Hwy/Slab Rdtransport
- Channel Hwy/Slab Rdtransport
- No.4409 Channel Hwy (cnr Beach Rd)transport
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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