TAS · Central Highlands (Tas.) Council
Morass Bay, 7030
Current weather
8.6°CPartly cloudy
93% humidity · 15.3 km/h wind · 12.5° / 7.9° today · 12.5 mm rain
Updated
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Morass Bay is a residential smaller community in Central Highlands (Tas.) with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. A younger crowd gives the area energy.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Population
- Population
- 13
- Median age
- 25
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Dwelling vacancy
- 119.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 37 of 31
- Median monthly mortgage
- $997
- Employment rate
- 28.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
More in Central Highlands (Tas.) Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.