TAS · Waratah-Wynyard Council
Waratah, 7321
Current weather
8.3°CLight drizzle
99% humidity · 20.3 km/h wind · 9.1° / 7.9° today · 4.7 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Waratah (Tas.) is a small locality in the Waratah-Wynyard area, home to around 249 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show limited but present public transport access. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 249
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $718
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 27 of 136
- Median monthly mortgage
- $547
- Employment rate
- 26.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 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.
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Waratah Roadhouse, Waratah 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
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Queens ParkPark
- Saunders ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
7 state heritage places
- Athenaeum Hall18 Smith ST, Waratah, 7321Permanently Registered
- Former Waratah Post Office8 MAIN ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Mount Bischoff Hotel20 MAIN ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Mount Bischoff Hotel20 MAIN ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Mount Bischoff water system and power stationMURCHISON HWY, GUILDFORD, 7321Permanently Registered
- St James' Anglican Church17 SMITH ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Waratah Mine Manager's Residence2 SMITH ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently 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)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 12.4/100
- National rank
- 6898th in Australia
- State rank
- 319th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #99 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #192 among Country & regional 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
- Athenaeum Hallheritage18 Smith ST, Waratah, 7321Permanently Registered
- Former Waratah Post Officeheritage8 MAIN ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Mount Bischoff Hotelheritage20 MAIN ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Mount Bischoff Hotelheritage20 MAIN ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Mount Bischoff water system and power stationheritageMURCHISON HWY, GUILDFORD, 7321Permanently Registered
- St James' Anglican Churchheritage17 SMITH ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Waratah Mine Manager's Residenceheritage2 SMITH ST, WARATAH, 7321Permanently Registered
- Queens Parkgovernmentpark
- Saunders Parkgovernmentpark
- Waratah Roadhouse, Waratah Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- 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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